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One of America’s greatest scientists born in Spotsylvania

by | Jan 14, 2020 | History

Born January 14, 1806 in Spotsylvania near the Chancellorsville Battlefield. Maury was an American astronomer, United States Navy officer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator.

Known as a Scientist of the Seas, Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology, Pathfinder of the Seas.

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