Francis Beaufort scale, decoded as 32–38 mph, or a "moderate Gale". Beaufort, like other patrons of exploration, has had his name given to many geographical places. Among these: Beaufort created the Beaufort cipher. It is a substitution cipher similar to the Vigenère cipher. Francis Beaufort Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, KCB, FRS, FRGS, FRAS, MRIA (; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy. Beaufort was the creator of the Beaufort Scale for indicating wind force. Francis Beaufort was descended from French Protestant Huguenots, who fled the French Wars of Religion in the
Hostile Takeover: How Islam Impedes Progress and Threatens Society Hostile Takeover: How Islam Impedes Progress and Threatens Society The book Feindliche Übernahme: Wie der Islam den Fortschritt behindert und die Gesellschaft bedroht ("Hostile Takeover: How Islam Impedes Progress and Threatens Society") was written by the German politician Thilo Sarrazin of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. It is published by the Finanzbuch Verlag (a member of the Münchener Verlagsgruppe GmbH) and has been released at the 30 August 2018. The book made it to #1 of the "Spiegel bestseller list", which is listing the best selling books in Germany per week. Thilo Sarrazin's best-known book "Deutschland schafft sich ab: