John Bird (astronomer)

John Bird (1709 – 1776) was an astronomer and scientific instrument maker who made important developments in astronomical instrument design. Some of his instruments were used by Jeremiah Dixon.

External links

• http://americanhistory2.si.edu/surveying/type.cfm?typeid=18
• http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/piclib/imagerecord.asp?id=10400429
• http://albinoni.brera.unimi.it/HEAVENS/MUSEO/Schede/app1.html