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paper on this subject, and it was published soon after his return by the American Journal of Science. Shortly after, he wrote another much-talked — of paper entitled The Relation of Terrestrial Magnetism to the Circulation of the Atmosphere. These small beginnings he soon expanded into his celebrated wind and current charts and sailing directions. These charts completely revolutionized commerce, said the Secretaries of the Navy (in their annual reports for the years 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855 and 1856), and have not only saved millions of dollars to those who go down to the sea in ships, but have added glory and honor to his country. A calculation of the amount saved to the commerce of the United States by shortening the voyages fifteen days by the use of these charts will show the following startling results: The average freight from the United States to Rio is 17.7 cents per ton per day; to Australia 20 cents. The mean of this is a little over 19 cents per ton per day, bu
on this subject, and it was published soon after his return by the American Journal of Science. Shortly after, he wrote another much-talked — of paper entitled The Relation of Terrestrial Magnetism to the Circulation of the Atmosphere. These small beginnings he soon expanded into his celebrated wind and current charts and sailing directions. These charts completely revolutionized commerce, said the Secretaries of the Navy (in their annual reports for the years 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855 and 1856), and have not only saved millions of dollars to those who go down to the sea in ships, but have added glory and honor to his country. A calculation of the amount saved to the commerce of the United States by shortening the voyages fifteen days by the use of these charts will show the following startling results: The average freight from the United States to Rio is 17.7 cents per ton per day; to Australia 20 cents. The mean of this is a little over 19 cents per ton per day, but to b
ther interests of our great country. The monument should be erected in the city of Washington in the year 1892, and thus not only perpetuate the memory of the man, but of his deeds for the contemplation of future generations, and as an incentive to lofty ambitions. Perhaps I, as a member of his family, may speak thus for him. Maury was a Virginian by birth, but he emigrated to Tennessee with his parents when in his fifth year, and entered the navy, when a lad of nineteen, from that State in 1825. After continued sea service for six years he was appointed sailing master of the sloop-of-war Falmouth, in 1831, and ordered on a three years cruise to the Pacific. Before leaving New York on this voyage he had searched in every direction for reliable information as to the winds and currents to be encountered, and the best path for his vessel to follow. He soon found that little or nothing was known on the subject, and he forthwith began to collect material and make observations. In this
s he soon expanded into his celebrated wind and current charts and sailing directions. These charts completely revolutionized commerce, said the Secretaries of the Navy (in their annual reports for the years 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855 and 1856), and have not only saved millions of dollars to those who go down to the sea in ships, but have added glory and honor to his country. A calculation of the amount saved to the commerce of the United States by shortening the voyages fifteen days b year whales (sperm or right) may be found. The observations of one whaleman would necessarily be limited, but this arrangement of Maury enables him to profit by the experience of thousands of others. [See report of Committee on Naval Affairs in 1856.] Besides these there were Maury's Pilot Charts, his isothermal charts, &c., which are of incalculable value. In 1853 the Government of the United States invited all the European nations to meet Maury in a meteorological conference at Brussels.
essential to a successful prosecution of my investigations into the laws which govern the grand atmospherical machine. I want to see the land, therefore, spotted with co-laborers observing also, according to some uniform plan, such as may be agreed upon with the most distinguished meteorologists at home and abroad, and I have addressed myself to the agricultural interests of this country because they have in this matter the most at stake. In furtherance of this plan he delivered, early in 1858, a series of lectures in the larger cities on the great lakes, urging the extention to the lakes of that system of co-operation and research which has already proved so beneficial for commerce and navigation at sea, with this difference, viz.: That certain of the observations be reported daily to a central office by telegraph, and my lake scheme proposes to warn you, from observations made to-day, as to the weather you may expect to-morrow, and then, for the further investigation of any parti
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