And now the shipping forecast : a tide of history around our shores /: a tide of history around our shores. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Jefferson.
• Authors: Jefferson, Peter, 1945-
• Contents: Front cover; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; About the author; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1 -- Prologue; Chapter 2 -- The genesis of the Shipping Forecast; Chapter 3 -- Name changing but not name calling; Chapter 4 -- The meteorological office and the Shipping Forecast broadcasts; Chapter 5 -- The lighter side; Chapter 6 -- Unexpected outside broadcast; Chapter 7 -- Sailing by; Chapter 8 -- Sailing by the seat of your pants; Chapter 9 -- A tale of shipping area turbulence [Part 1]; Chapter 10 -- A tale of shipping area turbulence [Part 2]; Chapter 11 -- Shedding some light ... on lighthouses Chapter 12 -- Codes, conventions and traditionsChapter 13 -- Time and Greenwich Mean Time; Chapter 14 -- A life on the ocean wave; Chapter 15 -- A final note; Glossary; Sources & further reading; Index; Also by UIT Cambridge
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, England : UIT Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.6309; Weather reporting, Radio; Weather forecasting; Messages météorologiques; Temps (Météorologie) -- Prévision; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Weather forecasting; Weather reporting, Radio
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781906860417; 1906860416; 9781906860615; 1906860610
• Related ISBNs: 9781906860158
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 5, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.