May 27, 2022
OTD: Francis Beaufort (1774 - 1857)
Francis Beaufort was born in Navan Meath on May 27, 1774. He served in the British Navy for over 50 years rising to rear admiral and appointed as Hydrophager of the Navy. He is best remember for the Beaufort Scale which relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land.
Beaufort died in London on the 17 December 1857
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