Joseph Henry

Joseph Henry (HM7KT)

Location: Albany, NY 12207 Albany County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 39.174', W 73° 45.285'

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Pathfinder in Science

Joseph Henry
Pathfinder in Science
Born in Albany
1797
Died in Washington
1878

[Left Panel]:
I arranged around one of the upper rooms in the Albany Academy a wire of more than a mile in length throvgh which I was enabled to make signals by sounding a bell.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Joseph Henry
This experiment was made in 1838 while he was a teacher in the academy

[Right Panel]:
He discovered self induction and his contributions to the knowledge of electro magnetism are essential to the Electric Telegraph, the Telephone, the Dynamo, the Motor & Radio.
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HM NumberHM7KT
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Year Placed1927
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 3:21am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 602068 N 4723022
Decimal Degrees42.65290000, -73.75475000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 39.174', W 73° 45.285'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 39' 10.44" N, 73° 45' 17.10" W
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Area Code(s)518
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12 Elk St, Albany NY 12207, US
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