Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea: In The Years 1820, 1821, 1822 And 1823 - Couverture souple

Wrangell, Ferdinand Petrovich Von

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108062156 ISBN 13 : 9781108062152

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

The explorer, soldier and geophysicist Sir Edward Sabine (1788–1883) served as astronomer on John Ross's 1818 expedition in search of the North-West Passage. His return to the Arctic, under William Parry in 1819–20, compounded a keen interest in geomagnetism and his publications earned him the Copley Medal of the Royal Society (whose presidency he would later hold). His experience and expertise made him a natural editor, therefore, of this Arctic narrative, translated into English from German by his wife, Elizabeth Juliana Leeves (1807–79), and published in 1840. It is the account by Ferdinand von Wrangell (1797–1870), a Russian explorer of Baltic German ancestry, regarding his expedition to survey Siberia's north-eastern coastline. Compiled from the notes of the scientists on board, this work offers a valuable and wide-ranging insight into an inaccessible and little-known portion of the globe.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108062156
• ISBN 13: 9781108062152
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 556
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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