search for books and compare prices
Fitzroy: The Remarkable Story Of Darwin's Captain And The Invention Of The Weather Forecast
Descriptions of each edition are found in brief where available. Click details & prices to get more information on a book or to find the best prices for the title.
Hardcover
from Yale Univ Pr (August 1, 2004)
9780300103618 | details & prices | 336 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.48 lbs | List price $66.00
About: 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.
About: 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.