Fitzroy The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast by John R. Gribbin ISBN 13: 9780755312900

Review/Headline Book Publishing, 2003. Softcover (15 x 24 cm), 336 pages. ISBN: 0755312902. Good condition. The wraps are bumped, scuffed and creased. Tight binding, clean textblock. "In FitzRoy, the authors tell the remarkable story of one of the nineteenth century's greatest seaman, whose work helped not only to enable Darwin to develop his theory of of evolution, but also to make the life of all sailors who came after him so much safer. In 2002, the shipping area Finisterre was renamed FitzRoy in his honour. This book shows why it was the least he deserved." Weight: 550g.

Review. Very Good. 20 x 13.3 x 2.4 centimetres (0.2. Paperback. 2003. 336 pages. <br>Admiral FitzRoy made his name as a captain on the HMS Beagle. It was for his second voyage on the ship (1831-36) th at he decided to ask Charles Darwin to accompany him, and it was during this time that Darwin began to develop the ideas that woul d lead him to his theory of evolution by natural selection. But t here ... .

London: Review, 2003. xii, 336pp, index, endnotes, bibliography, appendices, bw ills. Or card. Near new. The biography of the captain of The Beagle during Darwin's landmark voyage. FitzRoy went on to become a Member of Parliament, and second Governor of New Zealand. Made scapegoat for others' failings he was recalled but bounced back to become the founding director of the Meteorological Office-the world's first full-time professional weather forecaster.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo.