There he became acquainted with John Smeaton, who during the course of his studies on windmills had devised a descriptive scale for grading wind speed. This scale was included in the paper for which he was awarded the Copley Medal. In Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry author Scott Huler relates that Dalrymple's voyages had convinced him that a standard scale for measuring the speed of wind at sea would be of great value to sailors, and that he had included Smeaton's scale in his work Practical Navigation, which was written around 1790 but never published.
There he became acquainted with John Smeaton, who during the course of his studies on windmills had devised a descriptive scale for grading wind speed.
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
acquainted
acquainted
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Smeaton
Smeaton
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
course
course
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
study
studies
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
windmill
windmills
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
devise
devised
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
descriptive
descriptive
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
scale
scale
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
SCONJ
IN
compound
Number=Sing
grading
grading
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
wind
wind
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
speed
speed
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
This scale was included in the paper for which he was awarded the Copley Medal.
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
scale
scale
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
include
included
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
paper
paper
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
award
awarded
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Copley
Copley
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Medal
Medal
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry author Scott Huler relates that Dalrymple's voyages had convinced him that a standard scale for measuring the speed of wind at sea would be of great value to sailors, and that he had included Smeaton's scale in his work Practical Navigation, which was written around 1790 but never published.
mark
in
In
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
Defining
Defining
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
wind
Wind
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Beaufort
Beaufort
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
scale
Scale
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Int
how
How
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
19th
19th
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
century
Century
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Admiral
Admiral
PROPN
NNP
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
Turn
Turned
VERB
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Science
Science
PROPN
NNP
case
into
into
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Poetry
Poetry
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
author
author
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Scott
Scott
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Huler
Huler
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
relate
relates
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Dalrymple
Dalrymple
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Plur
voyage
voyages
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
convince
convinced
VERB
VBN
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
standard
standard
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
scale
scale
NOUN
NN
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
measure
measuring
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
speed
speed
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
wind
wind
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
sea
sea
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
value
value
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
sailor
sailors
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
include
included
VERB
VBN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Smeaton
Smeaton
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
scale
scale
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
practical
Practical
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Navigation
Navigation
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
write
written
VERB
VBN
case
around
around
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1790
1790
NUM
CD
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
publish
published
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.