Gale Force 10: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort
by Nicholas Courtney
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0747272107
- ISBN 13
- 9780747272106
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Headline Book Publishing. Very Good/Very Good. 2002. Hard Cover. 8vo 0747272107 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 256 pages clean and tight. Whilst everone has heard the shipping forecast on the radio, few realize 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. This text chronicles the life of this unsung hero whose early years come straight from the pages of "Hornblower" - pirates, wars and royalty - and whose latter life carries on from "Longitude". The story, set at the turn of the 19th century, of this corageous 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. Whilst everone has heard the shipping forecast on the radio, few realize what the numbers refer to. Known as the Beaufort Scale, it has never been bettered and, as a result, never replaced. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144178
- Title
- Gale Force 10: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort
- Author
- Nicholas Courtney
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0747272107
- ISBN 13
- 9780747272106
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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About CHARLES BOSSOM
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