Matthew Fontaine Maury, the Pathfinder of the Seas
By Charles Lee Lewis
Length9h 36m
About this audiobook
Matthew Fontaine Maury was an American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, educator, and naval officer for the United States and then the Confederacy. He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology."
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length9 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY THE PATHFINDER OF THE SEAS
13CHAPTER IX Shadows of Coming Troubles
2FOREWORD
14CHAPTER X As His Friends and Family Knew Him Before the War
3PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT
15CHAPTER XI His Part in the Civil War: In Virginia
4PREFACE
16CHAPTER XII His Part in the Civil War: In England
5CHAPTER I His Early Years
17CHAPTER XIII With Maximilian in Mexico
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6CHAPTER II His Three Cruises
18CHAPTER XIV Reunited with His Family in England
7CHAPTER III He Resorts to the Pen
19CHAPTER XV His Last Years in Virginia
8CHAPTER IV His Astronomical Work
20CHAPTER XVI His Posthumous Reputation
9CHAPTER V His Wind and Current Charts
21LIST OF LETTERS
10CHAPTER VI His Physical Geography of the Sea
22PILOT CHART OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC
11CHAPTER VII His Extra-Professional Interests
23PILOT CHART OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
12CHAPTER VIII His Treatment by the “Retiring Board”
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