DEFINITION
A metal detector is a device that detects the presence of hidden metal.
INVENTION
- The English geologist, natural philosopher and inventor Robert Were Fox the Younger invented a metal detector around 1830 in order to locate metallic ores.
- Here is a diagram of his setup:
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inventor
Here is a portrait of Robert Were Fox the Younger:
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(1789-1877)
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