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Henry Foster

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Royal Navy officer and scientist

ScientistsLived 1796 to 1831 · aged 35
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Henry Foster was a British naval officer and scientist who took part in expeditions to both the Arctic and Antarctic, and made notable scientific contributions to studies of the figure of the earth and the earth's magnetic field.

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Photos 5

1825 chart of Port Bowen, from Parry (1826)[9]1825 chart of Port Bowen, from Parry (1826)[9]Track of HMS Chanticleer 1828-1831Track of HMS Chanticleer 1828-1831

Awards 2

Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

Thomas Romney Robinson45.1Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward44.9Karl Julius Perleb45.2Georg Ernst Ludwig Hampe44.9Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer45.3Johann Georg Christian Lehmann44.8

About this person

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1796 to 1831 · aged 35
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14 languages

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