Jeremiah Dixon

Jeremiah Dixon
Artist's impression of Dixon surveying the Mason–Dixon line, 1910
Born(1733-07-27)27 July 1733
Cockfield, County Durham, England
Died22 January 1779(1779-01-22) (aged 45)
Cockfield, County Durham, England
Known forMason–Dixon line
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, surveying
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Jeremiah Dixon (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779), British surveyor and astronomer, created the Mason–Dixon line with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, which became significant during the American Civil War.

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