Dymond, Joseph

Hockey, Thomas

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Born Brierly, (South Yorkshire), England, 5 December 1746

Died Blyth, Northumberland, 10 December 1796

With William Wales , Joseph Dymond initiated Western astronomical research from Canada. The two established the latitude of Fort Churchill (Hudson’s Bay) in 1768, preparatory to the transit of Venus, successfully observed the following year.

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Fernie, J. Donald (1998). “Transits, Travels and Tribulations, IV.” American Scientist86: 422–425.
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Hockey, T. (2014). Dymond, Joseph. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_393

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