Robert Were Fox the Younger | |
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| Born | 26 April 1789 Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 25 July 1877 (aged 88) |
| Known for | Geophysical measurements Magnetic dip compass |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mining, geology, geophysics |
Robert Were Fox FRS (26 April 1789 – 25 July 1877) was a British geologist, natural philosopher and inventor. He is known mainly for his work on the temperature of the Earth and his construction of a compass to measure magnetic dip at sea.[1]
- ^ The main source for this article is ODNB biography: Crook 2004