Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
Geologist, Academic
1887 – 1966
Who was Felix Andries Vening Meinesz?
Felix Andries Vening Mienesz was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist. He is known for his invention of a precise method for measuring gravity. Thanks to his invention, it became possible to measure gravity at sea, which led him to the discovery of gravity anomalies above the ocean floor. He later attributed these anomalies to continental drift.
Named after him are:
⁕a gravimeter, an apparatus to measure gravity
⁕a mathematical function used in geodesy
⁕a medal of the European Geophysical Society/European Geosciences Union
⁕a research school at Utrecht University
⁕The crater Vening Meinesz on the Moon.
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