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42. John Nevil Maskelyne - Biografías De Magos Translate this page John nevil maskelyne, Magia desde joven. En 1865 asistió a una funciónde los Hnos. Davenport que cambiaría su vida, ya que descubrió http://www.zonademagia.com.ar/magos/john_nevil_maskelyne.htm

This site is hosted by Netfirms Web Hosting John Nevil Maskelyne Magia desde joven. En 1865 asistió a una función de los Hnos. Davenport que cambiaría su vida, ya que descubrió un truco de unos espiritistas y más tarde con la ayuda de su socio George Cooke lo repetiría, pero sin la ayuda de ningún espíritu, en espectáculo que originó una gira por todo Inglaterra. En 1873 organizaron una temporada en Londres, que más tarde, y debido al éxito que tuvieron, se alargó tanto que debieron alquilar el teatro Egyptian Hall por una temporada entera con el seudónimo de "Hogar del Misterio". Actuaron allí hasta la demolición del edificio, en 1904. A partir de ahí, Maskelyne obtuvo otro teatro, que remodeló y acondicionó para que continuase brindando funciones de magia hasta 1917, aunque él ya no esté. Maskelyne fue reconocido y admirado por reyes y aficionados a la magia de todos lados. Su magia era teatral, presentaba un drama o comedia y durante la obra iban ocurriendo actos de magia. Realizó levitaciones, creó autómatas, entre ellos uno famoso que se llamaba "Psico" y diversos accesorios de magia que patentó. En 1905 se asoció con el mejor mago inglés de la época: David Devant, quien lo ayudó a modernizar el teatro y mejorar sus shows, la sociedad duró 10 años.

43. Rev. Nevil Maskelyne (1732—1811), Fifth Astronomer Royal From (1765—1811) Collections of the Royal Observatory, The Royal Observatory, 6 of 6 Exhibits,Rev. nevil maskelyne (1732—1811), Fifth Astronomer Royal from (1765—1811). http://www.nmm.ac.uk/searchbin/searchs.pl?exhibit=it3370z

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46. Biography.com Masire, Quett (Ketumile Joni), 1925 . maskelyne, John nevil, 1839 1917.maskelyne, nevil, 1732 1811. Maslow, Abraham (Harold), 1908 1970. http://search.biography.com/bio_browse.pl?letter=M&num=500

47. Channel 4 - Real Lives Biographical portrait of this magician and entertainer, and his role during WWII.Category Arts Performing Arts maskelyne, Jasper...... Family business. Born in 1902, Jasper maskelyne could trace his ancestryback to the 18thcentury Astronomer Royal nevil maskelyne. http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/R/real_lives/jasper.html

48. Maskelyne, Cooke And Devant John nevil maskelyne (18391917) was one of the greatest British magicians, particularlyin the field of stage illusions created through sleight of hand. http://www.illumin.co.uk/svank/biog/maskcook/maskcook.html

John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) was one of the greatest British magicians, particularly in the field of stage illusions created through sleight of hand. He trained as a watchmaker, which presumably gave him a thorough grounding in the art of precision, and first came to public attention in 1865 when he and his partner George A.Cooke exposed "American spiritualist mediums" the Davenport Brothers as frauds. Maskelyne and Cooke established their own theatre in 1873, and became famous for their shows which blended comedy, illusion and conjuring tricks (they billed themselves as 'Royal Illusionists and Anti-Spiritualists', making it clear that they were in the business of illusion rather than pseudo-religious fakery). They subsequently influenced countless magicians, including the young , who would adapt many of Maskelyne and Cooke's techniques in his own stage productions, and then further into the cinema. Cooke died in 1904, after which Maskelyne teamed up with the legendary magician David Devant, though the two had performed together a decade earlier. Devant (1868-1941) was by common consent the greatest stage illusionist of the era (in 1905 he was the obvious choice for the first president of the Magic Circle), and the team of Maskelyne and Devant became even more successful than Maskelyne and Cooke, until the partnership was ended in 1915, just before Maskelyne's death. Devant retired in 1920 due to ill health, but would live until 1941. Maskelyne and Devant published

49. Scottish Heritage - Genealogy Scotland - Clans - Scottish Associations - Histori Scots. Timelines. A trip through Scottish history with our timeline.Travel in time. nevil maskelyne Astronomer Royal October 1774. The http://www.scotlandonline.com/heritage/weekly_history/wh43_maskelyne.cfm

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51. 1778RSPT...68.1057P D. DFRS and Astronomer Royal Authors Pickersgill, Richard; maskelyne, nevil JournalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume 68, pp. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1778RSPT...68.1057P

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52. Magicians' Birth And Death Dates- M- | MagicTricks.Com: The Magician's Magic Sho Martinka, Francis J. 1843, 1924. maskelyne, Jasper, 1902, 1973. maskelyne, Johnnevil, 1222-1839, 05-18-1917. maskelyne, nevil, 1863, 1924. maskelyne, Noel,? 1976. http://www.magictricks.com/bios/birthdeathm.htm

MAGIC SHOP LIBRARY MUSEUM SITE MAP ... REAL NAMES M Magicians' Birth and Death Dates Known birth and death dates for well-known magicians with the last name starting with "M". Use the Alphabetical Index to browse pages by first initial of last name Magicians are listed by their stage names. Some names are hyperlinked to their biographies. Additions? Corrections? Please contact us SEARCH BY LAST NAME INITIAL A B C D ... Z Enjoy the facts below, but please don't copy this information and post it on your own web site . It took many hours of research to compile and we thank you for not stealing our work. If you are doing a paper or project for school, we will be happy to give you permission to use this material if you contact us first. NAME BORN DIED Malini, Max Mandrake, Leon Mann, Al Marlo, Ed Marshall, Frances Marshall, Horace Marshall, Jay living Martinka, Francis J. Maskelyne, Jasper

53. Who's Who In Magic History L-M | MagicTricks.Com: The Magician's Magic Shop to the court. maskelyne, nevil (18631924) British-born magician, sonof John nevil maskelyne and father of Jasper. He co-authored http://www.magictricks.com/bios/whoswholm.htm

MAGIC SHOP LIBRARY MUSEUM SITE MAP ... REAL NAMES L-M Magicians' Biographies Use the Search Box to locate a specific name Use the Alphabetical Index to browse pages by first initial of last name Additions? Corrections? Please contact us Enjoy the facts here, but please don't copy this information and post it on your own web site . It took many hours of research to compile and we thank you for not stealing our work. L Lafayette (1872-1911) German-born illusionist (real name Sigmund Neuberger) noted for his elaborate stage settings and spectacular showmanship. He began his career as an imitator of Ching Ling Foo , but became one of the highest-paid performers in vaudeville. His excellent quick-change routine as well as dramatic illusions such as his own Lion's Bride (lady to lion) made him very popular. He also had an extraordinary devotion to his dog, Beauty. He was killed in a theater fire in Edinburgh, Scotland during a performance. LaFollette, George

54. LONGITUDE The Fifth Astronomer Royal nevil maskelyne DD - spent five weeks holiday each yearfrom Greenwich at one of the family homes The Mansion House at Stoke . http://www.purtonstoke.com/long.htm

Welcome to the LONGITUDE The Maskelyne family were landowners and farmers in and around Purton Stoke for centuries. The Fifth Astronomer Royal - Nevil Maskelyne DD - spent five weeks holiday each year from Greenwich at one of the family homes " The Mansion House at Stoke ". He inherited it in 1775, and after his death in Greenwich was brought back to be buried by the south porch in the churchyard of the Parish Church, St Marys, Purton. There is a plaque prominently displayed inside the Church with the inscription In hujus Aedis Ceteterio, Depositae sunt Relliquiae ..... translated as : In the cemetery of this church are buried the remains of Nevil Maskelyne DD FRS Astronomer Royal, and whether you look at the simplicity of his life or the kindness of his heart or the usefulness of his life of learning this man is worthy of being publicly mourned since he worshipped the Great Creator by formulating laws of nature: virtuous without pretence, he demonstrated goodness in his work, ultimately trusting not in himself but in Christ, to the bosom of the Eternal Father He rendered a life well lived in the certain hope of the reward to come. This on the fifth day of February AD 1811. In the book "Longitude" Dava Sobel

55. History Of Astronomy: Persons (M) maskelyne, nevil (17321811) Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist.Math.); Short biography From the National Dictionary of Biography, Oxford. http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/persons/pers_m.html

History of Astronomy Persons History of Astronomy: Persons (M) Deutsche Fassung Mac Laurin, Colin: see Maclaurin, Colin MacDonnell, William John (1842-1910) Short biographical data and archival sources Mach, Ernst (1838-1916) Very short biography and references (Or see German version Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove) Maclaurin [Mac Laurin], Colin (1698-1746) Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.) Short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove) Short biography (in French) Very short biography (infoplease.com) Family history Family history (under construction) Find more about Maclaurin with Alta Vista Biographical data (in Estonian) Madsen, Hans Frandsen (1843-1937) Short biographical data and reference Very short biography (under construction) Biography of his son John Percival Vissing Madsen (1879-1969) and briefly about himself Maestlin, Michael (1550-1631) Biographical data and references Short biography Maffei, Francesco Scipione (1675-1755) Short biography and references From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913

56. Der Venus-Transit Von 1769 Translate this page England. Bayley Green, Cook, Solander maskelyne, nevil Mason Bradley. Nordkap (Norwegen)Tahiti Greenwich Cavan (Irland) Lizard Point. Holland. Mohr, Johan Maurits. http://www.venus-transit.de/1769/

Home Applets Venus Konjunktionen Der Venusdurchgang vom 3. Juni 1769 Frankreich Messier Chappe d'Auteroche, Jean Paris Paris Luxemburg England Bayley Green, Cook, Solander Maskelyne, Nevil Mason Bradley Nordkap (Norwegen) Tahiti Greenwich Cavan (Irland) Lizard Point Holland Mohr, Johan Maurits Batavia (Jakarta) Deutschland Mayer, A. Greifswald Schweden Wargentin, Peer Stockholm Hell, Maximilian Russland Islenieff Yatutsk Spanien Velazquez de Ronas St. Anne, Kalifornien Manila Captain Cook nach Tahiti, das kurz zuvor von Captain Samuel Wallis entdeckt worden war. Hier ist den Autoren ein Fehler unterlaufen: wie die Abblildung Die erneute Auswertung aller Messungen von 1761 und 1769 durch Johann Encke im Jahre 1824 ergab einen Mittelwert von 8.578''. Im Jahre 1835 wurden die Rechnungen nochmals wiederholt und ergaben als definitives Resultat der Parallaxe den Wert 8.571'' mit einem wahrscheinlichen Fehler von +/- 0.037''. Diese Abbildungen der Sichtbarkeitsgebiete werden mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Antonius Schrode, Frankfurt/M. wiedergegeben.

57. The Lake County Astronomical Society Index LCAS . Astronomy Bio . nevil maskelyne. Jay Bitterman.nevil maskelyne was born in London on October 6, 1732. http://homepage.interaccess.com/~purcellm/lcas/Articles/maskel.htm

Index LCAS Astronomy Bio Nevil Maskelyne Jay Bitterman Nevil Maskelyne was born in London on October 6, 1732. He was an influential British astronomer, physicist and, like so many others of his time, a priest. He was the founder of the Nautical Almanac and he became Astronomer Royal at age 32. In 1754 he received his bachelor's degree in divinity from Westminster School, Trinity College, Cambridge. Although ordained a year later he decided to become an assistant to James Bradley at the Greenwich Observatory. It was probably his early interest in solar eclipses that led Maskelyne into his career as an astronomer. In 1756 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1757 he was awarded his master's degree from Trinity College and elected a Fellow of the College. In 1760 he became the fifth Director of the Greenwich Observatory and Astronomer Royal and continued to carry out his clerical duties in such parishes as Shrawardine, Shropshire, and North Runcton, Norfolk. Under the auspices of the Royal Society, he and R. Waddington undertook his first major observational project by going to the island of St Helena to observe the 1761 transit of Venus. They wanted to determine accurately the distance of the Earth from the Sun. Unfortunately, at the appropriate moment the weather turned bad and, in any case, he lost confidence in his instruments. He missed the 1769 transit again because it was not until 1772 that Maskelyne perfected his technique for observing transits. Nevertheless his sea journey to and from St Helena stimulated an interest in marine navigation by astronomical methods and he spent a considerable amount of effort trying to devise a better means of determining longitude at sea.

58. Maskelyne, Cooke And Devant John nevil maskelyne (1839–1917) and George A. Cooke (1825–1904) performed adouble act at their theatre, The Egyptian Hall, in London between 1873 and 1904 http://www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas/Houdini/Houdini3/houdini3.htm

Click on an image to see an enlarged version with further information about the object. 3. Maskelyne, Cooke and Devant The Egyptian Hall , in London between 1873 and 1904. John Nevil Maskelyne was one of the greatest British magicians, particularly in the field of stage illusions created through sleight-of-hand. He trained as a watchmaker, which gave him a thorough grounding in the art of precision, and first came to public attention in 1865 when he and his partner, George A. Cooke, exposed 'American spiritualist mediums', the Davenport Brothers, as frauds. Our Magic in 1911, one of the definitive works about the theory of magic. Next page Previous page About Tour ... University of Exeter No text or images from these pages may be reproduced in any form without permission from the Centre Created by Hester Higton on 14 November 2000 Last modified on 29 November 2000

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60. JMT - Schiehallion And The Weight Of The Earth D Howse 1989 nevil maskelyne The Seaman's astromoner; GS Leadstone 1974 maskelyne'sSchiehallion Experiment of 1774 in Physics Education (9) pp4528. http://www.jmt.org/cons/sch/sch_ref_maskel.html

JMT property reference pages Schiehallion and the weight of the earth Schiehallion viewed from the north-west, across Loch Rannoch, rises up as a perfectly conical hill. Schiehallion's symmetry earned it a place in scientific history and discovery in the late 18th century - proving gravity, and weighing the earth - and everyone who has ever used a map should thank Schiehallion for being the inspiration for contour lines! Read a summary below. The full story by Professor Ian S Hughes was in JMT Journal 29, Summer 2000. The 1774 experiments The Reverend Neville Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal, came up with a plan to prove that Newton's Law of Gravity holds for matter on the Earth as well as in the heavens. For this he needed a symmetrical mountain - Schiehallion appeared to be perfect. Maskelyne argued that if the earth was totally smooth, then a plumb line would point down towards the centre of the earth because of the force of gravity on the bob. But if there was a pimple on the earth's surface (a mountain) then gravity would pull the plumb line very slightly towards it. Over a period of four months, he and his colleagues camped out on Schiehallion - first on the south side then on the north - collecting data on the apparent altitude of the stars. If gravity did exist, then when Maskelyne was taking measurements on the south side of the hill, the plumb line should be deflected towards the north effectively decreasing the apparent altitude of the stars. The opposite should occur when he was on the north side of the hill. The difference between the two sets of readings would be the gravitational pull of the mountain.

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