73 



Masetti 



M?eon. 



74 



cubic equations x*+qx = r in all cases etc. 

 were probabiy discovered by Scipio Ferreua 

 etc. (Ib. 1780). — Historisches u. Politi!-« bes. 



' Französischer Abkunft, Protestant. 



Masetti, Giambattista. — Prof. d. 

 Mathematik and. Univ. zu Bologna seit IS 17 

 (Tp.Uj, 



geb. 1792, Jan. 10, Bologna, 

 gest. 18^7, Oct. 18, Bologna.* 

 Ricerca ed analisi di quattro nuovo curve al- 

 gebraiche dipendenfi dalla paraboia e dal cir- 

 colo. Ricerche analiticbe d'alcune fonnole atte 

 a determinare la dunensiope de' muri soste- 

 nenti la spintadella terra. Sii^ pendolo idrome- 

 trico. Mein, delia inisura delle acque correnti 

 per le bocche di derivazione. Delia stato pros- 

 simo al raoto di una curva rigida qualunque che 

 ravvolgendosi inlcrno a un puiito fisso solleva 

 un dato peso. Dcscrizione, esame e teoria di 

 tulti i tachimetri idraulici Snora conosciuti. 



• gest. Oct. 19 (Mz). 



Maskely&e, Nevil. — Dr. Tbeol. 

 (n77). — Nachdem er 1761 eine Reise 

 nach St. Helena (zur Beobachtung des Ve- 

 nusdurchgangs) und 17 63 eine nach Zv- 

 badoes (zur Prüfung der Harrison'schen 

 Timekeeper) gemacht, königl. Astronom auf 

 d. Sternwarte zu Greenwich (Nachfolger 

 von Bliss) von n65 bis an seinen Tod. 

 Mitgl. d. Roy. Soc. seit 47 58 (BÜJ (LBj, 

 geb. 1732, Oct. 5 (A.St.), London, 

 gest. 1 8 H , Febr. 9, Gr( enwich. 

 British mariner's guide etc., *", Lond. 1703. 

 Astron. observatioiis made at the Koy. obser- 

 vatory of Greenwich begun in the year 1765. 

 Nautical alinansKik aad astronom. ephemeris, 

 60 vol. 8°, ib. 1767—1815 (Von ihm gegrün- 

 det). Tables requisite to be used with the nau- 

 tical almanack etc., Ib 1767. Aa account of 

 the going of Mr. Harrison's watch etc., 4°, Ib. 

 1768. Tables for Computing the apparent pla- 

 ces of the fi.ved Stars etc., fol.. Ib. 1774. Ta- 

 bulae motuum solis et lunae novae et correctae 

 etc. (T.Mayer'B Tafein verbessert,, 4°, Ib. 1770. 

 Observations of the sun, moon and planets 

 (in Vince's Astronomy, Vol. III). — A propo- 

 sal for discoveriug the aniiuai parallax of Si- 

 rius (rhil. Tr. 1760). A theorem oii the aber- 

 i-ation of tho rays of light refractcd ihrough a 

 lens etc. (Ib. .1761). Acco ant of the observa- 

 tions made on the tran.«it of the Venu'-- 1701, 

 June 6, in the Island of St. Helena ;Ib. id.). 

 Observation on a clock of Mr. I. Shelton, made 

 at St. Helena ^Ib. 1762). Resulls of observa- 

 tions of the distance of the moon from the sun 

 and fixed stars, made in a voyage from Eng- 

 land to St. Halena etc. (Ib. id ). Obss. on ihe 

 tides in the island of St Helena ;ib. id ). Con- 

 cise rules for Computing »he effects of refraclion 

 and parallax in varying tlie apparent distance 

 of the moon from the sun or a star etc. (Ib 

 1764) On the eqiialion of (ime and the true 

 raanner of Computing il (Ib. id.). Astronom. 



observations at St. Helena .Ib. \d.\ D° made 

 at the island of Barbadoes etc. (Ib. id.) In- 

 troduction lo two papei.s of Mr. J. Smeaton 

 IIb. 1768). The lenglh of a degree of latitude 

 •r the province of. Maryland and Pennsylvania 

 (Ib. id.). Obss. ol the transit of Venu» over 

 the Sun etc. 17C9, June 3 (Ib. id ). Descript. 

 of a method of measunn^ differences of right 

 ascension and declinatioa with Dollcnd's Mi- 

 crometer etc. (Ib. 1771 '. Remarks on tlie Had- 

 ley's quadrant etc. (Ib. 1772). De Lac's rule 

 for mcasuring heighls by the barometer redu- 

 ced to the english measure of length etc. (Ib. 

 1774). Longitudr.s of several places in North 

 America (Ib. id.). A proposal of measuring 

 the atlraction of some hil! in this kingdom (Ib. 

 1775). An account of observations made on 

 the mounlain Shehalhen for finding its at- 

 traction (Ib. id.). Of a new instrument for 

 measuring smali angles, called the prismatic 

 micrometer 'Ib. 1777). Advertissement of ihe 

 expected return of the comet of 1 332 and 1661 

 in the \ear1788 (Ib, 17S6 . Concerning the 

 latitude and longitude of the Roy. observators- 

 at Greenwich etc. (Ib. 1787). An altempt to 

 explain a dilliculty in the theory of vision, de- 

 pending on the diflerent refrangibility of light 

 ;lb. 'liid:. Obss. ontbecomctof f793;lb. 1793). 

 An account of an appearance of ligiit, like a 

 star, Seen lateiy in the dark part of the moon, 

 by Thomas Stretton etc. (Ib. I7ft4;. On a new 

 property of the tangents of Ihree arches tri- 

 sectingthecircurnferenceof a circle ;lb. 1808). 



Maso, Jacopo. — Jesuit, Lehrend. 

 Mathematik In Rom, Malta u. Palermo, spä- 

 ter Canonicus reguiaris von St.Gcc.rge und, 

 als Clemens IX. diesen Orden aufhob, 

 Pfarrer an St. Thoraas in Syracus (BEJ. III;, 



geb. 162 4, Syracus, 



gest. I67i, Aug. 6, Syracus. 

 Corso raatematico parte quarta sferoiogica etc., 

 Palermo 1661. Tavoia esattissima e perpetua 

 per gli oriuoü a suono della mezza notte, na- 

 scitä del sole e mezzo giorno, Ib. . . . 



Mason, Charles. — Dr. Theol., 

 Woodvvardian Prof. zu Cambridge. Mitgl. 

 d. Roy. Society (ThJ, 



geb gest. 1770, Dec. 18, . . . 



Concerning spelter, melting iron with pit- 

 coal ; and on a burnirig well at Bioselev (Phil. 

 Tr. !747;. 



Mason, Charles. — Gohiiife von 

 Bradley auf d. Sternwarte zu Greenwich 

 Wurde mit Dixon nach America ge.sandt. 

 um die Gränze zwischen Maryland u. Pcnn- 

 sylvanien fostzustelleu i'LBJ. 



geb Fngland, 



gest. 1787, Febr. ... Ponnsylvarien. * 

 Observations for determiring the lenglh of a 

 degr.ni of Intitudo ii the provinces of Mary- 

 land an 1 P'ui^sylv.Tma |17()4— 6S . by >t vi 

 Dixon and Muson l'iiil Tr. 1 76bi . Tob. Mnrei'c 



