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Gale force 10 the life and legacy of Admiral Beaufort 1774-1857

Courtney, Nicholas

Gale force 10 the life and legacy of Admiral Beaufort 1774-1857 - London Review 2002 - xii, 340p. col. ill. 20cm.

Biography of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort who established the scale for denoting the force of wind now known as the Beaufort Scale. Beaufort also served on the council of the Royal Society and was Hydrographer to the Navy for 26 years.

ISBN: 0747264856

Subjects--Personal Names:
Beaufort, Francis 1774-1857

Subjects--Topical Terms:
BIOGRAPHY

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United Kingdom

LC Class. No.: 920 $2 18

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