# John Bird

> John Bird was a British mathematical instrument maker with an interest in astronomy who was notable for making high quality mural quadrants, octants, and sextants. Nevil Maskelyne used sextants made by Bird that had telescopes specially made by John Dollond and his son Peter.

*British mathematical instrument maker*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1709
- **Died:** 1776-03-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 51.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Bird (astronomer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bird_(astronomer))
- [John Bird](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bird)
- [John Bird (Astronom)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bird_(Astronom))
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- [John Bird](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bird)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q375165)

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