Robert Norman
English mariner, compass builder, and hydrographer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Lived 1560 to 1584 · aged 24
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.
Robert Norman is read about 4 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1560 to 1584 · aged 24
