Henry Foster: diferenças entre revisões

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In his early career, he served aboard [[HMS York (1807)|HMS ''York'']]. Later, he served aboard [[HMS Griper (1813)|HMS ''Griper'']] as part of the [[British Naval Scientific Expedition]] led by [[Douglas Clavering]], assisting the astronomer [[Edward Sabine]]. He became a Fellow of the [[Royal Society]].

In 1824 as a lieutenant, he joined the [[Northwest Passage]] expedition led by Captain [[William Edward Parry]], aboard [[HMS Hecla (1815)|HMS ''Hecla'']]. He made various scientific observations in [[magnetism]] and [[astronomy]] and [[pendulum]] measurements of [[gravity]], for which he shared the [[Copley Medal]] in 1827 and received the rank of commander. Later in 1827 he joined the [[British Naval North Polar Expedition]], again under the leadership of Parry.

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