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Henry Piddington

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English scientist and merchant captain (1797-1858)

ScientistsLived 1797 to 1858 · aged 61
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Henry Piddington was an English sea captain who sailed in East India and China and later settled in Bengal where he worked as a curator of a geological museum and worked on scientific problems, and is particularly well known for his pioneering studies in meteorology of tropical storms and hurricanes.

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A portrait sketch by Colesworthey Grant published in 1839 in the India ReviewA portrait sketch by Colesworthey Grant published in 1839 in the India ReviewA storm card to guide sailorsA storm card to guide sailorsTitle page of the "Horn Book" (1848 edition) which included a translucent "storm card" in a sleeve within the bookTitle page of the "Horn Book" (1848 edition) which included a translucent "storm card" in a sleeve within the book

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

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Henry Piddington was an English sea captain who sailed in East India and China and later settled in Bengal where he worked as a curator of a geological museum and worked on scientific problems, and is particularly well known for his pioneering studies in meteorology of tropical storms and hurricanes. He noted the circular winds around a calm centre recorded by ships caught in storms and coined the name cyclone in 1848.

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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1797 to 1858 · aged 61
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