Christopher Hansteen

Norwegian geomagnetist · Norway · Scientists · Lived 1784 to 1873 · aged 88

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Christopher Hansteen was a Norwegian geophysicist, astronomer and physicist, best known for his mapping of Earth's magnetic field.

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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav

Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Foreign Member of the Royal Society

Christopher Hansteen

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