Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale

Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale
ISBN-10
0399243992
ISBN-13
9780399243998
Series
Close to the Wind
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Putnam Publishing Group
Author
Peter Malone

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.

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