Stephen Martin Saxby, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stephen Martin Saxby

UK lieutenant

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1804

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1883

Profession: meteorologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Stephen Martin Saxby

  • Stephen Martin Saxby (21 August 1804 – 11 March 1883) was a British meteorologist.
  • Saxby practiced a form of meteorological astrology or Pseudo Meteorology in the Victorian Era.
  • Through his calculations he predicted an 1869 storm called the Saxby Gale.
  • Saxby also published a book in 1864 called the Saxby Weather system that taught his methods of Astrological Meteorology.
  • He also distributed lists of days when atmospheric disturbances would occur that were given to sailors of that era so they could anticipate approaching storms.
  • Saxby's Astrological Meteorological methods have inspired others who predict weather using astrology including Ken Ring of New Zealand.

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