Publisher's Synopsis
Describes how nineteenth-century British admiral Francis Beaufort created the Beaufort Scale, a scientific classification that measures the strength of the wind, utilizing just 110 words to define thirteen gradations of wind.
Defining the Wind The Beaufort Scale, and How a Nineteenth-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry
1st Edition
Hardback (01 Jan 2004)
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Book information
| ISBN: | 9781400048847 |
| Publisher: | Crown Publishers |
| Imprint: | Crown Publishers |
| Pub date: | 01 Jan 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| DEWEY: | 551.518 |
| DEWEY edition: | 22 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 290 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Height: | 216mm |
| Width: | 146mm |
| Spine width: | 25mm |
