List of Geophysicists - C

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• Henry Cavendish (British, 1731–1810) – made first estimate of the mass of the Earth
• Sydney Chapman (British, 1888–1970) – predicted magnetosphere; developed theories for effect of solar wind on geomagnetic storms and aurorae
• Jon Claerbout (American, 1937–) – exploration geophysics
• Alexis Clairaut (French, 1713–1765) – proved Clairaut's theorem and calculated the ellipticity of the Earth
• Vincent Courtillot (French, 1948–) – paleomagnetist; promoted theory that mass extinctions are caused by massive volcanic episodes
• Allan V. Cox (American, 1926–1987) – created a timeline for geomagnetic reversals and was a pioneer in plate tectonics; Vetlesen Prize
• Albert P. Crary (America, 1911–1987) – Arctic and Antarctic exploration, seismology