William Ferrel was an American meteorologist, born in 1817 in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, and died in 1891 in Wyandotte County, Kansas. He developed a detailed theory of mid-latitude atmospheric circulation, improving on Hadley's earlier account by recognizing the role of the Coriolis effect, and the resulting circulation cell bears his name as the Ferrel cell. He also studied how the sun and moon affect ocean tides and Earth's rotation, and built a machine to predict tidal maxima and minima.
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BirthplaceFulton County, Pennsylvania 1 Defining ContributionFerrel cell, his theory of mid-latitude atmospheric circulation 1 Notable WorkAn essay on the winds and the currents of the ocean 2 Notable Work Connections
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January 29, 1817
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William Ferrel (January 29, 1817
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Fulton County, Pennsylvania, US
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Ferrel cell
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died 1891-09-18
P570 (date of death) [year]
died 1891
P20 (place of death)
died in Wyandotte County
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notable work: Ferrel cell
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notable work: An essay on the winds and the currents of the ocean
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citizen of United States
P19 (place of birth) [1]
born in Fulton County
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died in Martinsburg
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