Felix Andries Vening Meinesz Scientist

Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (The Hague July 30, 1887 - Amersfoort August 10, 1966) 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 gravitya mathematical function used in geodesya medal of the European Geophysical Society/European Geosciences Uniona research school at Utrecht UniversityThe crater Vening Meinesz on the Moon.↑ 1.0 1.1