About Robert Norman

Robert Norman was a 16th-century-English mariner, compass builder, and hydrographer who discovered magnetic inclination, the deviation of the Earth's magnetic field from the vertical.

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Occupation: sailor, writer, geophysicist
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: 1560
Died: 1584

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Robert Norman

English mariner, compass builder, and hydrographer

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