"Vening Meinesz" redirects here. For Sjoerd Anne Vening Meinesz, Mayor of Rotterdam, see List of mayors of Rotterdam.
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz
Vening Meinesz with his gravimeter
Born
30 July 1887
The Hague
Died
10 August 1966(1966-08-10) (aged 79)
Amersfoort
Nationality
Dutch
Known for
gravimeter
Awards
Howard N. Potts Medal (1936) Penrose Medal (1945) William Bowie Medal (1947) Alexander Agassiz Medal (1947) Vetlesen Prize (1962) Wollaston Medal (1963)
Scientific career
Fields
geophysics geodesy
Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (30 July 1887 – 10 August 1966) was a Dutch geophysicist and geodesist. He is known for his invention of a precise method for measuring gravity (gravimetry). 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.[1] He was a Fellow of the Royal Society.[1]
^ abBruins, G. J.; Scholte, J. G. J. (1967). "Felix Andries Vening Meinesz 1887–1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 13: 294–308. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1967.0015.
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