Person Fox; Robert Were (1789 - 1877); geologist and physicist Fox Robert Were geologist and physicist 1789 - 1877 British Male Falmouth, Cornwall, England 26 April 1789 His house, Penjerrick, near Falmouth, Cornwall 25 July 1877 Burial: Society of Friends' burial-ground at Budock, Cornwall

Falmouth (1847)

Education: At home Career: Enter his father's counting house; countinued his own private study, being influenced by the work of Humphry Davy (FRS 1803) and John Dalton (FRS 1822); researched high-pressure steam and the temperature of mines; his work on geology and magnetism led to the improvement of the dipping needle, allowing more accurate observations at sea Son of Robert Weare Fox , shipping agent and Quaker, and his wife Elizabeth daughter of Joseph Tregalles of Falmouth; married (1814) Maria, daughter of Robert Barclay of Bury Hill, Surrey; three children Fellow 09/06/1848 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DQB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 'On the Temperature of Mines' in 'Annals of Philosophy' 1822; 'Alloys of Platinum' in 'Annals of Philosophy' 1819; 26 Apr 1789 - 25 Jul 1877 NA6084 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/22921193 587d10a1-4223-4b45-9e52-027a5782aba9