Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0399243992
ISBN 13
9780399243998
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
32
Description
Serving as a midshipman in the 1800s and sailing from Naples to the Caribbean, a young boy has the experience of a lifetime as the journey is changed constantly by the strength of the winds, in an informative guide to sailing, nautical terminology, and an introduction to the wind scale developed by Francis Beaufort in 1810. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
