Edward Sabine

Sir Edward Sabine (October 14, 1788 – May 26, 1883) was an Irish astronomer, scientist, ornithologist and explorer. He was born in Dublin and died at East Sheen in Surrey.

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October 14 - 1788 - May 26 - 1883 - Irish - Astronomer - Scientist - Ornithologist - Explorer - Dublin - East Sheen - Surrey

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Of Sabine's scientific work two branches in particular deserve very high credit

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• Determination of the length of the second's pendulum, a simple pendulum, whose time period on the surface of the Earth is two seconds, that is, one second in each direction.
• Extensive researches connected with the Earth's magnetic field. He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in various parts of British territory all over the globe and a great part of his life was devoted to their direction, and to the reduction and discussion of their observations.

While the majority of his researches bear on one or other of the subjects just mentioned, others deal with such widely different topics as the birds of Greenland (Sabine's Gull is named for him), ocean temperatures, the Gulf Stream, barometric measurement of heights, arcs of meridian, glacial transport of rocks, the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands, and various points of meteorology.

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Birds - Greenland - Sabine's Gull - Ocean - Gulf Stream - Barometric - Meridian - Glacial - Volcano - Hawaiian Islands - Meteorology

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