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Sir William Reid (1791—1858) was a British soldier, administrator and meteorologist.

He was born at Kinglassie, Fife and was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

He was commissioned lieutenant of engineers in 1809, and in 1810 joined Wellington's army at Lisbon. In 1815 he participated in Sir Edward Pakenham's unsuccessful attack on New Orleans and in 1835 commanded a brigade in the British Legion raised by the Queen Regent of Spain. Subsequently Reid served as Governor of the Bermudas (1839—1846), of the British Windward Islands (1846—1848), and of Malta (1851—1858). He was knighted in 1851 and promoted to major general five years later.

Reid was sent to the Leeward Islands in 1831 to direct the task of reconstruction after the Great Barbados hurricane. During his two-and-a-half-year stay he became absorbed in trying to understand the nature of Atlantic hurricanes, which led to a lifelong study of tropical storms. He published An Attempt to Develop the Law of Storms by Means of Facts (1838; third edition, 1850) and The Progress of the Development of the Law of Storms and of the Variable Winds (1849).

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1839.

He died at his home in Hyde Park, London.
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Total Books: 89
Arms Through the Ages
Arms Through the Ages (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780060135270
ISBN-10: 0060135271
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An Attempt to Develop the Law of Storms  and Hence to Point Out a Cause of the Variable Winds
Authentic Records of Revival Now in Progress in the United Kingdom Ed by W Reid
Barr and Stroud Binoculars
The Blood of Jesus
The Blood of Jesus (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781151429674
ISBN-10: 1151429678
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The Blood of Jesus Having therefore brethren boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus Hebrews 1019
Buch der Waffen Von d Steinzeit bis zur Gegenwart
Buch Der Waffen Von D Steinzeit Bis Zur Gegenwart [German Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783430176606
ISBN-10: 3430176603
Genre: Nonfiction
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Children Viewed in the Light of Scripture
Children VIewed in the Light of Scripture (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780217694834
ISBN-10: 0217694837
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The City Muse Or the Poets in Congress
The City Muse or the Poets in Congress (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781151975126
ISBN-10: 1151975125
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Echoes of Flight 67The Rest of the Story
Echoes of Flight 67the Rest of the Story (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780967791104
ISBN-10: 0967791103
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Everlasting punishment and modern speculation
Everlasting Punishment and Modern Speculation (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780217831000
ISBN-10: 0217831001
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Focus on Art 50 Exercises in Design History and Criticism
Focus on Art 50 Exercises in Design History and Criticism (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780825117190
ISBN-10: 0825117194
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Form and freedom A dialogue on Northwest coast Indian art
Form and Freedom a Dialogue on Northwest Coast Indian Art (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780914412090
ISBN-10: 0914412094
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The Friends of Jesus Directed and Encouraged
The Friends of Jesus Directed and Encouraged (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780554842998
ISBN-10: 0554842998
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Great Craft Projects from Around the World
Great Studio Projects in Art History
Great Studio Projects in Art History (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780825138522
ISBN-10: 0825138523
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Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management
Historia de Las Armas
Historia De Las Armas [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788486115142
ISBN-10: 8486115140
Genres: Arts & Photography, Nonfiction
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A history of arms
A History of Arms (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780760707074
ISBN-10: 0760707073
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History of the United CoOperative Baking Society Ltd A Fifty Years' Record 18691919
Resolving Complaints and Promoting Openness Can the Ombudsman Help [H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother fellowship] (Other)