Charles Mason, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English astronomer and surveyor
Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1728
Place of Birth: Oakridge, Oregon, United States
Date of Death: 25-Oct-1786
Profession: astronomer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Charles Mason
- Charles Mason (April 1728 [baptised 1 May] – 25 October 1786) was an English astronomer who made significant contributions to 18th-century science and American history, particularly through his involvement with the survey of the Mason–Dixon line, which came to mark the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania (1764–1768).
- The border between Delaware and Maryland is also defined by a part of the Mason–Dixon line.
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