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Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857) – Windscale Pioneer

The Navan man who transformed how the world mapped coastlines, read tides and measured the wind. From shipwrecked teenager to Hydrographer of the Navy, his charts, tide tables, wind‑force scale and even his private cipher left a global legacy that still shapes navigation, meteorology and maritime safety today.