The Story Of The Beaufort Scale

The Story Of The Beaufort Scale by Nicholas Courtney


ISBN
9780747272106
Published
Released
15 / 05 / 2003
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
352
Dimensions
142 x 223 x 34mm

The Story of the Man Who Gave His Name to the Beaufort Scale.

This is the only biography of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) who gave his name to the Beaufort Scale.

"Dover, Wight - Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5." While everyone has heard the shipping forecast broadcast on the radio, few realise what the numbers refer to. Known as the Beaufort Scale, it has never been bettered and, as a result, never replaced.

This lasting legacy of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort is only part of his overall contribution to the world of the mariner, scientist and antiquarian. In this book, Nicholas Courtney chronicles the life of this unsung hero whose early years come straight from the pages of 'Hornblower' - pirates, wars and royalty - and whose later life carries on from 'Longitude'.

The story, set at the turn of the nineteenth century, of this courageous officer who was instrumental to the major discoveries and surveys of his day - not least the voyages of the "Beagle" and the subsequent fame of Charles Darwin - is told here for the first time.
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The Story of the Man Who Gave His Name to the Beaufort Scale.

This is the only biography of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) who gave his name to the Beaufort Scale.

"Dover, Wight - Northwest 3 or 4, occasionally 5." While everyone has heard the shipping forecast broadcast on the radio, few realise what the numbers refer to. Known as the Beaufort Scale, it has never been bettered and, as a result, never replaced.

This lasting legacy of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort is only part of his overall contribution to the world of the mariner, scientist and antiquarian. In this book, Nicholas Courtney chronicles the life of this unsung hero whose early years come straight from the pages of 'Hornblower' - pirates, wars and royalty - and whose later life carries on from 'Longitude'.

The story, set at the turn of the nineteenth century, of this courageous officer who was instrumental to the major discoveries and surveys of his day - not least the voyages of the "Beagle" and the subsequent fame of Charles Darwin - is told here for the first time.
ISBN:
9780747272106
Publication Date:
15 / 05 / 2003
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
142 x 223 x 34mm

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