Francis Beaufort
Naval officer and hydrographer . Retired as rear-admiral in 1846. Hydrographer to the navy, 1829–55. Originator of the Beaufort scale for wind force. FRS 1814.
Sources: DNB Rec. R. Soc. London
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See also Correspondence, volume(s): 1,2,3,4,5,6,12