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Henry Foster

Royal Navy officer and scientist · Scientists · Lived 1796 to 1831 · aged 35

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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Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1796 to 1831 · aged 35