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Flinders was a man of many parts. He is almost unmatched as a surveyor. He is recognised as a fine navigator and seaman, and a considerate and fair commander. His account of his work is acknowledged as that of an intelligent and intellectual man. His relationship with a cat, Trim, born at sea in 1799 and his friend and companion until Trim's death on Mauritius in 1804 shows him to be a kind and humane person (and a fine writer of other than scientific treatises - his ''A biographical Tribute to Trim'' is in print today.) His experiments with instruments and his study of the science of navigation – especially the effects of wind on a barometer, and the problem of compass irregularities caused by nearby metal, are still applicable today; indeed parts of the modern nautical compass are still named after him.
Flinders was a man of many parts. He is almost unmatched as a surveyor. He is recognised as a fine navigator and seaman, and a considerate and fair commander. His account of his work is acknowledged as that of an intelligent and intellectual man. His relationship with a cat, Trim, born at sea in 1799 and his friend and companion until Trim's death on Mauritius in 1804 shows him to be a kind and humane person (and a fine writer of other than scientific treatises - his ''A biographical Tribute to Trim'' is in print today.) His experiments with instruments and his study of the science of navigation – especially the effects of wind on a barometer, and the problem of compass irregularities caused by nearby metal, are still applicable today; indeed parts of the modern nautical compass are still named after him.
==Reference==
==References==
*“Australian Dictionary of Biography”; Melbourne University Press.
*“Australian Dictionary of Biography”; Melbourne University Press.
==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.smh.com.au/world/dig-underway-for-matthew-flinders-in-old-london-cemetery-20170319-gv1noh.html
*http://www.smh.com.au/world/dig-underway-for-matthew-flinders-in-old-london-cemetery-20170319-gv1noh.html
*Matthew Flinders: ''A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim'' 2nd edition. www.nauticalia.com
*Matthew Flinders: ''A Biographical Tribute to the Memory of Trim'' 2nd edition. www.nauticalia.com