hydrographer
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As a city hydrographer, he concluded that skiing didn’t come any better than on the massive extinct volcano with steep chutes on all sides that caught storms like a sail.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2020
Her holdings feature items dating back to the 17th century, and include 18th-century works by the French hydrographer and philosopher Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019
A generation later, Irish hydrographer Francis Beaufort orchestrated one of the greatest mapping exercises ever attempted.
From Nature • Dec. 18, 2018
“In terms of cruise ships, more and more are going in the Arctic,” says Denis Hains, the hydrographer general of Canada.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2017
The first hydrographer was Alexander Dalrymple, a gentleman in the East India Company’s civil service.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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