Birth: Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England (August 1796) Death: Chagres River, Panama (05 February 1831) Burial: On the bank of the River Chagres, between Palamatio Viejo and Palamatio Nueva, Panama
Activity
Research Field: Geophysics Career: Entered Navy (1812); did surveying work in America; sailed with Basil Hall (FRS 1816) to South America (1820); astronomer to Parry's third voyage and in his attempt to reach the North Pole (1827); commanded Chanticleer (1828) Medals and Awards Copley Medal awarded 1827; at the same time a second Copley Medal was awarded to William Prout, 'For his paper, entitled, On the ultimate Composition of simple alimentary substances, with some preliminary remarks on the analysis of organized bodies in general'.
RSActivity
Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/05/1824 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1827 'for his magnetic and other observations made during the Arctic expedition to Port Bowen'
Source
Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1830-1831 No 7 p 82 References: G E Fogg, 'The Royal Society and the Antarctic' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 85-98 Notes: DSB incorrectly gives date of birth as Aug 1797; memorial in Woodplumpton parish church, near Preston gives death date as 8 Feb 1831 in his 34th year of age
Experiments and Observations on the Rotation of an Iron Plate 18 inches in diameter as affecting the Magnetic Needle as suggested by S H Christie Esq of Woolwich
'Should it be conversant to Captain Foster, the longitudes of the following points may be determined, in addition to those mentioned in the proposed track"
