William Hewett (died 1840)
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William Hewett (died 1840)
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William Hewett was a Royal Navy officer noted for making the first comprehensive survey of the North Sea and for his work on tides. Hewett went to sea in HMS Indefatigable first in the war with France, from 1805 to 1811, and in China in 1811. He then joined HMS Cornwall as midshipman. From 1813 he served in HMS Inconstant, and carried out a number of surveys on the coast of Brazil, including Maranhão, Ceará and Bahia. He was made an acting Lieutenant in 1814, which was confirmed in 1815. Hewett'
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