Edward Sabine
British Army general
Died when: 94 years 255 days (1136 months)Star Sign: Libra
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Sir Edward Sabine KCB PRS FRSE FRAS (/'se?b?n/ SAY-bin; 14 October 1788 – 26 June 1883) was an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer, soldier and the 30th president of the Royal Society.
He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in various parts of British territory all over the globe.
Much of his life was devoted to their direction, and to analyzing their observations.Other research focused on the birds of Greenland, ocean temperatures, the Gulf Stream, barometric measurement of heights, arc of the meridian, glacial transport of rocks, the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands, and various points of meteorology.
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