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Jeremiah Dixon
1779Jan, 22

Jeremiah Dixon

Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b. 1733)
Jeremiah Dixon FRS (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779) was an English surveyor and astronomer who is best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason–Dixon line.

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