FitzRoy : the remarkable story of Darwin's captain and the invention of the weather forecast
Gribbin, John R.2004
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Admiral FitzRoy made his name as a captain on the HMS Beagle and is best known as Darwin's captain on the voyages that gave him the key to natural selection, but this book delves deeper. He was also an active MP and governor of New Zealand, and the founder of the Meteorological Office.
Main title:
FitzRoy : the remarkable story of Darwin's captain and the invention of the weather forecast / John and Mary Gribbin.
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Imprint:
London : Review, 2004.
Collation:
xii, 336 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and index.
ISBN:
9780755311828 (pbk)
Dewey class:
551.5092A551.5092FIT
Language:
English
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BRN:
385015