Meteorological
Anon
Genre: | Notes, Drollery |
Subjects: | Meteorology, Language, Instruments |
Suggests that Robert Fitzroy is 'like a careful riddle-maker' because he devotes much of his time to 'a cone-and-drum'—references to the cone-shaped storm warning signal, and the drum used to record meteorological phenomena. | |
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