Defining the Wind The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry |
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| Author:
| Huler, Scott |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4223-6770-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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A remarkable journey over land & sea into a fascinating world of explorers, mariners, scientists, & writers. Huler was so taken with the Beaufort Wind Scale that he went in search of Adm. Francis Beaufort himself: hydrographer to the Brit. Admiralty, man of science, & author -- Huler assumed -- of the Beaufort Wind Scale. But the scale that carries Beaufort¿s name has a long & complex evolution, & to properly understand it means reaching farther back in history, into the lives & works...
More DescriptionA remarkable journey over land & sea into a fascinating world of explorers, mariners, scientists, & writers. Huler was so taken with the Beaufort Wind Scale that he went in search of Adm. Francis Beaufort himself: hydrographer to the Brit. Admiralty, man of science, & author -- Huler assumed -- of the Beaufort Wind Scale. But the scale that carries Beaufort¿s name has a long & complex evolution, & to properly understand it means reaching farther back in history, into the lives & works of figures from Daniel Defoe & Charles Darwin to Captains Bligh & Cook. All around the world in the mid-18th & 19th cent., modern science was being invented every day. ¿A wonderfully readable story that is ultimately about how we observe the forces of nature & the world around us.¿ Illus.