Transition Studies 43 the leading English meteorologists. The
history of weather forecasting in England starts from Admiral R.
Fitzroy of `storm cone' fame'. By his exertions the English
Meteorological Office was founded in 1854. Fitzroy had more
enthusiasm than science. . On his death in 1865 the Board of
Trade appointed a small departmental committee to consider the
whole subject. It consisted of Mr (afterwards Lord) Fairer, then
permanent secretary of the ~~~_ 1 t ROUGH 410 0 Clear iI \ 430
Fog 1k 410 Rising 440 out ~~ 3W 4 ; , 11 The dotted lines
indicate the gradations of barometrical pressure, the figures at
the end showing the height, with the words " Rising," "
Falling," &c., as required. The temperature at the principal
stations is marked by figures, the state of the sea and sky by
words. The direction and force of the wind are shown by arrows,
barbed and feathered according to its force. O denotes calm.
Galton's Weather Map, The Times, April 1, 1875. Board of Trade,
Captain Frederick Evans, the Hydr