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 ...

In 1854, years after he and Charles Darwin sailed around the world, he was appointed head of what would become Britain's Met Office. His job was supposed to be analyzing years of data about wind, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This object was made for Admiral Robert Fitzroy who, as well as being Captain of HMS Beagle, invented the science of weather-forecasting and founded the Meteorological Office. For this he is ...

ANTONIO Parancin is combining technology with history by using a 19th century-style Fitzroy Storm Glass to help predict Northern Rivers weather. The North Coast Storm Chasers founder said he was given ...