Account of the Arctic Regions - With a History and Description of the Northern Whale-Fishery

Klappentext This 1820 account of the Arctic regions was the first book on whaling to be published in Britain. Zusammenfassung Published in 1820, this two-volume guide to the Arctic was written by distinguished scientist and explorer William Scoresby (1789–1857). Volume 1 is a geographical survey of the region and includes information on ice conditions, weather, zoology, and the question of a northern passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Remarks on the celebrated question, of the existence of a sea-communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by the north; with an account of the progress of discovery in the Northern Regions; 2. Descriptive account of some of the Polar countries; 3. Hydrographical survey of the Greenland Sea; 4. An account of the Greenland or Polar ice; 5. Observations on the atmospherology of the Arctic regions; particularly relating to Spitzbergen and the adjacent Greenland Sea; 6. A sketch of the zoology of the Arctic regions; Appendices.

Product details

• Authors: William Scoresby, Scoresby William
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108037785
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03778-5
• No. of pages: 670
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; An Account of the Arctic Regions 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Historical Geography, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Fisheries & Aquaculture, Arctic regions, Historical Geography, Fisheries & Related Industries, Fisheries and related industries