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Figures to denote the force of the wind. [Reverse side:] Letters to denote the state of the weather.
Title
Figures to denote the force of the wind. [Reverse side:] Letters to denote the state of the weather.
Identifier(s)
text:232; APSimg6466; Goodman Number: 165; 973 C683 No. 476
Description
System of symbols to record meteorological data sent by Capt. F[rancis] Beaufort, hydrographer to the British Admiralty, to William Vaughan who, in turn, presented it to the American Philosophical Society, January 14, 1839.
Creator
Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857
Source
Broadsides Collection (973 C683);
Subject
Broadsides ; Broadside Class: Science; Broadside Division: Physical Science; Broadside Subdivision: Meteorology; Meteorology; Symbols
Date
[ca. 1839]