Robert FitzRoy FRS: sailing into the storm

Event

Event audio

November
022007

13:00 - 14:00

Location

The Royal Society, London, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG

Overview

Dr John Gribbin, University of Sussex

John Gribbin is the author of more than a hundred books of popular science, including FitzRoy: the remarkable story of Darwin's Captain and the invention of the weather forecast'. In this talk, he discusses FitzRoy's career as captain of HMS Beagle and as a pioneering meteorologist.

Robert FitzRoy FRS: sailing into the storm https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2007/robert-fitzroy/

Public lecture by Dr John Gribbin, University of Sussex

The Royal Society, London /about-us/contact-us/carlton-house-terrace-london 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG UK

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