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Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020

Mariner, Naval Officer, Nautical Historian, Author, Teacher

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Category Archives: The Elements

Book Review: The Discovery of Weather

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020

This book by Halifax meteorologist Jerry Lockett combines scientific history with graphic descriptions of catastrophic events and a warning of what may happen in the future. It is in two parts. The first tells the history of the first tentative … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, The Elements | Tagged meteorology, Saxby Gale, Stephen Saxby, weather

Book Review: Atlantic, by Simon Winchester

Charles Douglas Maginley, 1929-2020

This is a remarkable yet infuriating book: magnificent in concept, yet full of mostly avoidable minor errors, many of which especially offend the seaman’s ear. The author has published very significant books in the past (Krakatoa, The Professor and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, The Elements | Tagged Atlantic, Simon Winchester
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