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Beaufort scale for visual assessment of wind strength (speed)

Beaufort scale - a conventional scale for visual estimation of wind force (speed) in points by its effect on land objects or by waves at sea. It was developed by British Admiral F. Beaufort in 1806 and was first used only by him. In 1874, the Standing Committee of the First Meteorological Congress adopted the Beaufort...

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