The Polar Regions - Couverture souple

Richardson, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108073379 ISBN 13 : 9781108073370

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This 1861 work by Sir John Richardson (1787–1865) provides an account of Arctic and Antarctic discoveries up to 1859.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Arctic explorer Sir John Richardson (1787–1865), who had accompanied both John Franklin and John Rae on major expeditions, expands here an article which had appeared in the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Organised in two parts, and published in 1861, this work covers first the Arctic and then the largely unexplored Antarctic. Adopting a chronological approach in the first part, Richardson covers Roman knowledge of the far north, Norse voyages, and later exploration by the British, Dutch and Russians. He then deals in detail with the search for the North-West Passage, including the expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin. Later chapters cover Spitsbergen, Arctic weather, ice, currents, geology, vegetation and zoology, as well as the three principal groups of native people: the Inuit, Lapps and Samoyeds. In the second part, Richardson outlines Antarctic exploration since 1576, providing an overview of what little was known of this part of the globe.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108073379
• ISBN 13: 9781108073370
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 418
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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