Thomas Paty (c.1713 – 4 May1789) was a Britishsurveyor, architect and mason working mainly in Bristol. He worked with his sons John Paty and William Paty. // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An Architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... A mason is a worker in brick or stone, now most commonly involved in building walls, but previously also arches and vaults. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and the borough of Swindon. ...