Admiral Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865) is best known to collectors for a barometer he did not invent. But historians know about his accomplishments in the Navy, politics and predicting the weather. He ...
Admiral FitzRoy (patent) storm barometer, by Negretti & Zambra, London, England, 1876-1884. Fitted with dry and wet mercury thermometers and ordinary mercury thermometer, serial no. 1265. Admiral ...
Robert FitzRoy (1805 — 1865)This British Naval Officer, Hydrographer, Colonial Governor and inventor of the Fitzroy Barometer.Robert FitzRoy was the captain of the <I>HMS Beagle</I> which sailed ...
Admiral Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865) is best known to collectors for a barometer he did not invent. But historians know about his accomplishments in the Navy, politics and predicting the weather. He ...