John Bevis (October 31, 1693 – November 6, 1771) was an Englishdoctor and astronomer. He is best known for discovering the Crab Nebula in 1731. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The English are an ethnic group originating in the lowlands of Great Britain and are descendent primarily from the Anglo-Saxons, the Celts with minor influences from the Scandanavians and other groups. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a person whose area of interest is astronomy or astrophysics. ... The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ...
Bevis was born in Old Sarum, Wiltshire. From observations made with his telescope at Stoke Newington, Middlesex he compiled a star catalogue (more of an atlas) entitled Uranographia Britannica around 1750. Woodcut of Old Sarum as it was during its height Old Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, England, with evidence of human habitation as early as 3000 BC. It sits on a hill about two miles (3km) north of modern Salisbury on the west side of... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station. ... Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex...
These prints were designed in the 1740s by JohnBevis, a British physician and astronomer who made important celestial observations and was eventually elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1765.
Bevis' images, based on the earlier celestial atlases by Johannes Bayer (1603) and John Flamsteed (1729), surpass both those works in the quality of the artwork and scientific accuracy.
Bevis’ atlas was announced for subscription in 1748 as Uranographia Britannica, updating and improving the accuracy of information provided in earlier atlases by Bayer and Flamsteed, and with plates designed to be easy to consult at the telescope.
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