Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic - Regions, During the Years 1839

Klappentext Explorer James Clark Ross (1800 1862) published this two-volume account of his 1839 1843 expedition to the Antarctic in 1847. Zusammenfassung Explorer James Clark Ross (1800–1862) published this two-volume account of his 1839–1843 expedition to the Antarctic in 1847. The work, which includes oceanic and climatic observations, is an important contribution to the development of oceanography and scientific knowledge about the Antarctic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Leave Chatham; 2. Tropic of Capricorn; 3. Sail from Simon's Bay; 4. Kerguelen Island; 5. Terror Reef; 6. Preparations for sea; 7. Departure from Campbell Island; 8. High southern latitude; 9. Aurora Australis; 10. Magnetic pole of M. Gauss; Appendices.

Product details

• Authors: James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108030854
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03085-4
• No. of pages: 478
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration; A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839–43 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Antarctica, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, Classic Travel Writing, Historical Geography