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Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry

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Defining the Wind is a wonderfully written account of one mans crusade to learn about what the wind is made of by tracing the history of the Beaufort Scale and its eccentric creator, Sir Francis Beaufort. Its as much about the language we use to describe our world as it is an exhortation to observe it more closely.
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Scott Huler is the author of On Being Brown and A Little Bit Sideways: One Week Inside a NASCAR Winston Cup Race Team. His work is heard regularly on National Public Radio. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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ISBN:
9781400048854
Author:
Huler, Scott
Publisher:
Three Rivers Press (CA)
Subject:
General
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Science Reference-General
Copyright:
2004
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Trade paper
Publication Date:
20050631
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TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
30 LINE DRAWINGS
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.06x5.26x.89 in. .76 lbs.
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