Papers, 1945-1957.

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Papers, 1945-1957.

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This collection contains letters and documents pertaining to Cope's research on the history of Charles Mason, Jeremiah Dixon, and the Mason-Dixon Line. Most of the letters are to English researchers, but included are some typescripts of original letters by Mason and Nevil Maskelyne. Cope published numerous articles on this topic, many printed by the American Philosophical Society.

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Cope, Thomas Darlington, 1880-1964.

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Thomas Darlington Cope was a physicist and historian of science. He received his A.B. (1903) and Ph.D. (1915) from the University of Pennsylvania and was an instructor and later professor there from 1906-1952. He also studied at the University of Berlin (1912-1913) under Max Planck. From the description of Papers, ca. 1909-1964. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122364920 Physicist, educator author; B.A. and Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania, (1903, 1914)...

Mason, Charles, 1728-1786

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Charles Mason was an astronomer and surveyor. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Journal during the survey of the Pennsylvania-Maryland line, 1763-1768. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316422 From the description of Papers, 1750-1815. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380135 From the guide to the Charles Mason papers, 1750-1815, 1750-1815, (American Phi...

Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811

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Maskelyne was the 5th Astronomer Royal at Greenwich and is best known for having established the "Nautical Almanac" in 1766. From the description of Papers of Nevil Maskelyne, 1771-1809. 1771-1809. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225688734 In 1749 he entered Catharine Hall, Cambridge but migrated to Trinity College. 7th Wrangler. B. A. 1754. M. A. 1757. B. D. 1768. D. D. 1777. F. R. S. 1758. He was selected by the Royal Society to go to St. Helena to observe the t...

Dixon, Jeremiah

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