* 29 January 1817, † 18 September 1891
William Ferrel was born on 29 January 1817 in Bedford (now Fulton) County, Pennsylvania, USA. William Ferrel was an American astronomer who worked on the theory of tides. William Ferrel died on 18 September 1891 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA.
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