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Felix Andries Vening Meinesz

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Dutch geophysicist (1887-1966)

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Felix Andries Vening Meinesz was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist. He is known for his invention of a precise method for measuring gravity (gravimetry). Thanks to his invention, it became possible to measure gravity at sea, which led him to the discovery of gravity anomalies above the ocean floor.

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1963Wollaston Medal
1962Vetlesen Prize
1962Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
1959Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque
1957Plancius medal
1951Van Waterschoot Van Der Gracht Medal
1950honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
1947Alexander Agassiz Medal
1947William Bowie Medal
1945Penrose Medal
1936Howard N. Potts Medal

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Francis YounghusbandAlso won Plancius medalMaurice EwingAlso won Vetlesen PrizeXavier Le PichonAlso won Leopold-von-Buch-PlaqueCarl EckartAlso won William Bowie MedalGabriel Auguste DaubréeAlso won Wollaston MedalTor AndræAlso won honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg

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Felix Andries Vening Meinesz was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist. He is known for his invention of a precise method for measuring gravity (gravimetry). Thanks to his invention, it became possible to measure gravity at sea, which led him to the discovery of gravity anomalies above the ocean floor. He later attributed these anomalies to continental drift. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1887 to 1966 · aged 79
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