1765年返回伦敦,当选为英国皇家学会会员。达尔林普尔的航行笔记说明了测量海上风速对于水手很有意义,直接启发了关于风速等级的研究,其中英国海军少将、水道测量专家弗朗西斯·蒲福(英語:Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort,1774–1857)创立的蒲福风级(英語:Beaufort scale)沿用至今。
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