All books
FitzRoy: The Remarkable Story of Darwin s Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast
by John Gribbin
January 1, 2003No grades yet
or to grade, review, and add to your backlog.
Description
A richly textured biography of Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle on which Charles Darwin was a passenger, explores his accomplishments and motivations, including his tenure as governor of New Zealand, his contribution to Darwin's ideas of evolution, and his innovations in the field of meteorological science.
Community reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to review this book.