Nathaniel Bliss

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nathaniel_Bliss

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Pembroke_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:birthDate	1700-11-28
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Bisley,_Gloucestershire,_England
gptkbp:deathDate	1764-09-02
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:astronomy gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableWork	observations of the 1761 transit of Venus
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:mathematician gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:James_Bradley
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Elizabeth_Bliss
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Nevil_Maskelyne
gptkbp:termEnd	1764
gptkbp:termStart	1762
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:St_Margaret's,_Lee,_London
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Nathaniel Bliss