Fitzroy The Remarkable Story Of Darwin's Captain And The Invention Of The Weather Forecast by John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin

Admiral FitzRoy made his name as a captain on the HMS Beagle. It was for his second voyage on the ship (1831-36) that he decided to ask Charles Darwin to accompany him, and it was during this time that Darwin began to develop the ideas that would lead him to his theory of evolution by natural selection. But there was so much more to FitzRoy than this: he was an MP, he was the second Governor of New Zealand from 1843-45 when he made himself unpopular with the settlers by upholding Maori rights, and in 1854 he set up the Meteorological Office. For the first time sailors were informed what weather to expect when they set sail. John and Mary Gribbin's portrait of this multi-talented man whose impact on modern life is still felt will fascinate all who read it.

Publisher:	Review
Year:	2003
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780755312900
Condition:	Good
Description:	Light foxing to text block edges.

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SKU: 1589989
Location: Biography