John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (died 1771)

John Bevis

English astronomer (1695–1771)

John Bevis was an English medical doctor, electrical researcher and astronomer. He is best known for discovering the Crab Nebula in 1731. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, being awarded his B.A. in 1715 and his M.A. in 1718.