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Robert Norman

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English mariner, compass builder, and hydrographer

United KingdomWritersLived 1560 to 1584 · aged 24
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Robert Norman was a 16th-century-English mariner, compass builder, and hydrographer who discovered magnetic inclination, the deviation of the Earth's magnetic field from the vertical.

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Illustration of magnetic dip from Norman's book, The Newe AttractiveIllustration of magnetic dip from Norman's book, The Newe Attractive

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1560 to 1584 · aged 24
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