Proper noun
Maskelyne
A surname.
According to reports by the investigators such as Richard Hodgson and magician John Nevil Maskelyne all the phenomena observed in the Cambridge sittings were the result of trickery. Source: Internet
During Harrison's second trial of his 'Sea watch' (H4) the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne was asked to accompany HMS Tartar and test the Lunar Distances system. Source: Internet
German reconnaissance aircraft photographed the site and the faked damage by Jasper Maskelyne convinced Chapman's German controllers that the attack had been successful. Source: Internet
The new instrument was constructed by Edward Troughton but Maskelyne did not live to see it completed. Source: Internet
ISBN 0-09-947664-9 Wallace was unable to accept that he had replicated their feats utilizing natural methods, and stated that Maskelyne possessed supernatural powers. Source: Internet
Maskelyne attended Westminster School and was still a pupil there when his mother died in 1748. Source: Internet