Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted

Reissued in its 1818 second edition, these papers discuss Arctic exploration and evidence for the theorised open polar sea.

List of contents

Preface; Instances of navigators who have reached high northern latitudes; Additional proofs; Postscript; Additional papers from Hull; Thoughts on discovering a passage by the North Pole; A short account of navigators who have reached high northern latitudes; Observations on the floating ice; Appendix.

Summary

Reissued in its 1818 second edition, these papers by two fellows of the Royal Society, Daines Barrington (1727/8–1800) and Mark Beaufoy (1764–1827), discuss Arctic exploration and evidence for the theorised open polar sea. Relying on the testimony of others, Barrington's contributions, though flawed, retain historical considerable interest.

Product details

• Authors: Daines Barrington, Barrington Daines
• Assisted by: Mark Beaufoy (Editor), Beaufoy Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781108071840
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07184-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography