Robert Were Fox the Younger

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Were_Fox_the_Younger
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geologist
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:birthDate 1789-04-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Falmouth,_Cornwall,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Caroline_Fox
gptkb:Barclay_Fox
gptkbp:contributedTo development of scientific instruments
study of geothermal gradients
gptkbp:deathDate 1877-07-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Falmouth,_Cornwall,_England
gptkbp:field geology
magnetism
mineralogy
physics
thermometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Were Fox the Younger
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Humphry_Davy
gptkbp:knownFor invention of the deflection compass
research on the temperature of mines
studies of magnetic phenomena
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Geological_Society_of_Cornwall
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Robert_Were_Fox_the_Elder
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Quaker
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Falmouth,_Cornwall,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Maria_Fox
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Caroline_Fox
gptkb:Barclay_Fox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7