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14 Oct 1788
Sir Edward Sabine |
birth Sir Edward Sabine Born 14 Oct 1788; died 26 Jun 1883 at age 94. Irish-English physicist, astronomer and explorer who studied the shape of the Earth and its magnetic field. He was commissioned in the Royal Artillery, and reached the rank of major-general before retiring in 1877. As an explorer, the party's astronomer, he joined the expedition of John Ross to find the Northwest Passage (1818). He also went with Parry on an Arctic expedition (1819-20). Through experiments using a pendulum at different global locations, he determined the shape of the Earth (1821-3). Sabine also studied the earth's magnetic field, and on 6 Apr 1852 announced the link between sunspots and irregular geomagnetic variations. |
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14 Oct 1788
William Symington |
William Symington (technology) William Symington demonstrates a paddle steamer on Dalswinton Loch in Scotland. |
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14 Oct 1788
Edward Sabine |
birth Edward Sabine Edward Sabine, Anglo Irish physicist, astronomer and explorer (died 1883) |
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