(027461) Huler, Scott. Defining The Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a Nineteenth-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry. New York: Crown Publishers, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 290 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations. Examines the life of Beaufort and how he developed a scientific wind scale for mariners. Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) was an Irish hydrographer and officer in Britain's Royal Navy. Beaufort was the creator of the Beaufort Scale for indicating wind force ISBN: 1400048842 (Beaufort, Francis, Beaufort Scale)
