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What kind of a person was Dr. Ferguson Five weeks in a balloon

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Answered by gratefuljarette
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Dr. Samuel Fergusson was a renowned 19th century scientist and an explorer, who was best known in his time for traveling through Africa on his hot air balloon which was name “The Victoria."

Explanation:

  • He was the son of an English merchant captain and was known to take risks and used to find satisfaction in it.  
  • He left the military because he was annoyed with the discipline system and made his way to Australia and met with an explorer named Charles Napier Sturt.
  • He along with fellow explorers became the first to cross the Arctic Northwest Passage.
  • He also went to explore the Tibet and the Himalayas in order to conduct scientific experiments regarding the Earth’s magnetic field.    

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Answered by shilpa85475
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Dr. Samuel Ferguson was a scholar and explorer.

Explanation:

  • He was accompanied by his servant Joe and his friend who was a professional hunter Richard Kennedy. They decided to go out and travel across the African countries.
  • Those countries were not still fully explored by anyone with the help of a balloon filled with hydrogen. He has developed a new technology by eliminating the need to release gas to control his altitude.
  • This process developed helped him to travel very long trips along with his friends.

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