FitzRoy : the remarkable story of Darwin's captain and the invention of the weather forecast / John and Mary Gribbin.

The name of Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle, is forever linked with that of his most famous passenger, Charles Darwin. This exceptionally interesting biography brings FitzRoy out of Darwin's shadow for the first time, revealing a man who experienced high adventure, suffered tragic disappointme...

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Main Author: Gribbin, John, 1946-
Other Authors: Gribbin, Mary
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004.
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Physical Description:xii, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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