Weather experiment, the: the pioneers who sought to see the future
Auteur :
Moore, Peter
Éditeur :
Vintage
ISBN :
9780701187996
Date de publication :
7 mai 2015
Dimensions :
24,0 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1865 a broken Admiral Robert FitzRoy locked himself in his dressing room and cut his throat. His grand meteorological project had failed. This book uncovers the obsession that drove these men to great invention and greater understanding.