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Jeremiah Dixon | |
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.png) Illustration of Dixon surveying the Mason–Dixon line, 1910 | |
| Born | 27 July 1733 |
| Died | 22 January 1779 (aged 45) Cockfield, County Durham, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Mason–Dixon line |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, surveying |
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Jeremiah Dixon (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779)[1] 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.
- ^ Derek Howse, ‘Dixon, Jeremiah (1733–1779)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 22 April 2013
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