Close to the wind the Beaufort scale

Explains how the Beaufort scale is used to measure the force of the wind especially at sea. In 1810, a British naval officer and surveyor named Francis Beaufort developed a scale to give sailors a common language for describing the wind. From 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane), stunning artwork and jaunty p...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Malone, Peter, 1953-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2007.
Subjects:	Beaufort scale > Juvenile nonfiction. Wind > Juvenile nonfiction.
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