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• Felix Andries Vening Meinesz — Infobox Scientist name = Felix Andries Vening Meinesz box width = image width =150px caption =Vening Meinesz with his gravimeter birth date = July 30 1887 birth place = the Hague death date = August 10 1966 death place = Amersfoort residence =… …   Wikipedia

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• Felix Andries Vening Meinesz — Vening Meinesz mit seinem Gravimeter Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (* 30. Juli 1887 in Den Haag; † 10. August 1966 in Amersfoort) war ein niederländischer Geophysiker und Geodät. Er ist unter anderem bekannt wegen der Entwicklung einer genauen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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• Felix Andries Vening-Meinesz — Vening Meinesz mit seinem Gravimeter Felix Andries Vening Meinesz (* 30. Juli 1887 in Den Haag; † 10. August 1966 in Amersfoort) war ein niederländischer Geophysiker und Geodät. Er ist unter anderem bekannt wegen der Entwicklung einer genauen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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