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