Beaufort, Francis Sir 1774-1857

Overview

Works:	65 works in 130 publications in 4 languages and 1,945 library holdings
Genres:	Maps Biography
Roles:	Cartographer, Owner, Honoree
Classifications:	DS48.5, 457

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Publications about Francis Beaufort

Publications by Francis Beaufort

Publications by Francis Beaufort, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Francis Beaufort

Defining the wind : the Beaufort scale, and how a nineteenth-century admiral turned science into poetry by Scott Huler ( Book )
Beaufort of the Admiralty : the life of Sir Francis Beaufort, 1774-1857 by Alfred Friendly ( Book )
Gale force 10 : the life and legacy of Admiral Beaufort, 1774-1857 by Nicholas Courtney ( Book )
Gale force 10 : the life and legacy of Admiral Beaufort by Nicholas Courtney ( Book )
An exploration of the origin and persistence of the Beaufort wind force scale by Blair Kinsman ( Book )

Karamania, or, a brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor : and of the remains of Antiquity : with plans, view, &c collected during a survey of that coast, under orders of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, in the years 1811 & 1812 by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
Summary of data on wind force and the Beaufort scale by International Hydrographic Bureau ( Book )
Remarks on revolving storms by Great Britain ( Book )
Defining the wind : the Beaufort scales, and how a 19th-century admiral turned science into poetry by Scott Huler ( Book )
Letter: to Charles Wilkes by Francis Beaufort ( )
Defining the wind the Beaufort scale, and how a nineteenth-century admiral turned science into poetry by Scott Huler ( Recording )
Letter to Frederick William Beechey by Francis Beaufort ( )
Read Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort ... hydrographer to the Queen from 1829 to 1855 by James Scott ( Visual )
Catalogue of the library of the late Rev. Richard Allott, D.D. Fellow of Trinity College, and Precentor of Armagh ... and the library of the late Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B. ... : which will be sold by auction ... on Monday, 29th of November, 1858, and two following days by S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm) ( Book )
Collection of autographs of scientists by Ray E. D Rawlins ( )
Notice of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B., D.C.L., Corr. Inst. France, F.R.S. : reprinted by permission from the "Daily News" of the 13th January 1858 by Francis Beaufort ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Francis Beaufort

Karamania, or, A brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity. With plans, views, &c. collected during a survey of that coast, under the orders of the Lords commissioners of the Admiralty, in the years 1811-1812 by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
23 editions published between 1817 and 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Karamanien oder Beschreibung der Südküste von Klein-Asien by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
12 editions published between 1821 and 2000 in German and Undetermined and held by 22 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Karamania, or A brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor ... by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
12 editions published between 1817 and 2013 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reise durch Klein-Asien, Armenien und Kurdistan : in den Jahren 1813 und 1814 by John Macdonald Kinneir ( Book )
2 editions published in 1821 in German and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Memoir of a survey of the coast of Karamania : made in pursuance of the orders of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
1 edition published in 1820 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Beaufort Scale of Wind-Force. Report of the Director of the Meteorological Office (W. N. Shaw) upon an inquiry into the relation between the estimates of wind-force according to Admiral Beaufort's scale and the velocities recorded by anemometers belonging to the Office, with a report upon certain points in connection with the inquiry by G. C. Simpson ... and notes by Sir G. H. Darwin ... W. H. Dines ... and Commander Campbell Mepworth by Great Britain ( Book )
2 editions published in 1906 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Karamanya by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
2 editions published in 2002 in Turkish and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Kidnapping of Prince Alexander of Battenberg, his return to Bulgaria and subsequent abdication. Translated by Captain F. Beaufort by A. von HUHN ( Book )
2 editions published in 1887 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Om Hvirvelstorme eller Orkaner ( Book )
1 edition published in 1852 in Danish and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Karamania by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
2 editions published in 1818 in Undetermined and English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Karamanien oder Beschreibung der Südküste von Klein-Asien von Franc. Beaufort, aus dem Englischen ubersetzt von F. A. Ukert by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
1 edition published in 1821 in German and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Results of the chronometer observations : Dr. Tiarks' report on Captain Foster's chronometrical observations in H.M.S. Chanticleer, to Captain F. Beaufort by I. L Tiarks ( Book )
1 edition published in 1834 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Remarks on revolving storms by Great Britain ( Book )
1 edition published in 1853 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Memoir of a Survey of the Coast of Karamania; made ... by Francis Beaufort ... in 1811 & 1812 by ENGLAND ( Book )
1 edition published in 1820 in Undetermined and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Survey of the Coast of Karamania; made ... by Francis Beaufort ... in 1811 & 1812. [Charts.] by Great Britain ( Book )
1 edition published in 1820 in Undetermined and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Arctic expeditions. : further return to an order of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 15 March 1849;- for copies of extracts "of any proceedings or correspondence of the Admiralty, in reference to the Arctic expeditions.- (In continuation of Parliamentary Papers, nos. 264 and 386, of session 1848, up to the present time.)" ( Book )
1 edition published in 1849 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

North Pacific Ocean by E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm) ( )
1 edition published in 1853 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cryptography, a system of secret writing ... adapted for telegrams, and the new half-penny postage cards. [Edited by W.M. Beaufort.] by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
2 editions published in 1870 in Undetermined and English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Notice of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort ... : reprinted by permission from the "Daily News" of the 15th January 1858 by Harriet Martineau ( Book )
1 edition published in 1858 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Account book by Francis Beaufort ( Book )
in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Account book listing personal and professional expenses and items of income when Beaufort was a lieutenant aboard the H.M.S. "Phaeton." Also lists Beaufort's share of the prize money from captured ships

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