Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea in the Years 1820,1821, 1822 & 1823 - Commanded by Lieutenant, now admiral, Ferdinand von Wrangell, of the Russian Imperial Navy

Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883) was an Irish astronomer and geodesistwho served in the Royal Artillery before participating in the Arctic expeditionsof John Ross (1818) and William Parry (1819) in search of theNorthwest Passage. From 1821 to 1823, Sabine traveled in the Southernhemisphere, developing Alexander von Humboldt's geomagneticwork. At that time, he began experiments to determine the Earth'sshape more precisely by observing the motion of a pendulum. He devotedthe rest of his life to research on terrestrial magnetism, and estabishedmagnetic observatories throughout the world. From 1861 to1871, he was president of London's Royal Society. It was during thisperiod (in 1869) that he was knighted.

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Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883) was an Irish astronomer and geodesist who served in the Royal Artillery before participating in the Arctic expeditions of John Ross (1818) and William Parry (1819) in search of the Northwest Passage. From 1821 to 1823, Sabine traveled in the Southern hemisphere, developing Alexander von Humboldt's geomagnetic work. At that time, he began experiments to determine the Earth's shape more precisely by observing the motion of a pendulum. He devoted the rest of his life to research on terrestrial magnetism, and estabished magnetic observatories throughout the world. From 1861 to 1871, he was president of London's Royal Society. It was during this period (in 1869) that he was knighted.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Sabine
• Assisted by: Esther von Krosigk (Editor), Esthe von Krosigk (Editor), Esther von Krosigk (Editor)
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2007
• EAN: 9783836428279
• ISBN: 978-3-8364-2827-9
• No. of pages: 564
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 34 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 806 g
• Series: Edition Classic
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic