Fitzroy - The Remarkable Story Of Darwin s Captain And The Invention Of The

This exceptionally interesting biography brings Robert FitzRoy--captain of the Beagle--out of Charles Darwins shadow for the first time and spotlights his groundbreaking weather forecasting skills.

About the author

John Gribbin, geb. 1946 in Maidstone/Kent, studierte Physik und Astronomie, war Mitarbeiter bei 'Nature', 'New Scientist' und der 'Times'. Er lehrt und forscht an der University of Sussex und hat zahlreiche Sachbücher geschrieben.

Product details

• Authors: John Gribbin, John R. Gribbin, John R./ Gribbin Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2004
• EAN: 9780300103618
• ISBN: 978-0-300-10361-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic