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John Hadley

John Hadley (16 April 1682 – 14 February 1744) was an English mathematician, and laid claim to the invention of the octant, two years after Thomas Godfrey claimed the same.

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Octant
Born
(1682-04-16)16 April 1682 Bloomsbury, London
Died
14 February 1744(1744-02-14) (aged 61) East Barnet, Hertfordshire

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John Hadley → (1682-04-16)16 April 1682 Bloomsbury, London
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hadley octant london john east barnet telescopes thomas biography also born bloomsbury hertfordshire 1744 godfrey celestial parabolic died known english

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John HadleyBorn(1682-04-16)16 April 1682 Bloomsbury, London1.00infobox
John HadleyDied14 February 1744(1744-02-14) (aged 61) East Barnet, Hertfordshire1.00infobox
John HadleyKnown forOctant1.00infobox
the Davis quadrantinstance ofThe octant proved extremely valuable for navigation and displaced the use of other instruments0.80text

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