The Storm Chapter 2

In which the bold mariner’s ancient tales of tempestuous seas and frightful shores are shown to be but the ignorance of earlier times, as modern art and knowledge have rendered even the fiercest gales navigable and the once dreaded coasts safe harbours. The narrative then turns to a philosophical and meteorological account of a most violent storm, detailing the atmospheric conditions and observations that presaged this unprecedented tempest of November, recorded with an exactness befitting the age’s curiosity and concern.