The Little Book of Irish Science SFI Little Book of Irish Science | Page 65

61 1774-1857
Navan born Francis Beaufort desiged the
Beaufort Scale for indicating wind force.
62 1810-1881
Irish scientist and engineer Robert Mallet
was a pioneer of modern seismology,
studying the buckling of the earth’s crust.
He also coined the term ‘epicentre’.