Jeremiah Dixon
English surveyor and astronomer (1733-1779) · Scientists · Died at 45
Jeremiah Dixon was an English surveyor and astronomer best known for surveying the Mason-Dixon line with Charles Mason from 1763 to 1767. The line came to mark the borders between Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Dixon's name may be the origin for the nickname Dixie used in reference to the Southern United States.
Jeremiah Dixon is read about 106 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Scientists
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Deceased
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Lived 1733 to 1779 · aged 45
