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Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea: In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 and 1823

Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea: In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 and 1823

Wrangell, Ferdinand Petrovich Von
Sabine, Edward
Sabine, Edward

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

General World History

ISBN10: 1108062156
ISBN13: 9781108062152
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 29 2013
Pages: 556
Weight: 1.54
Height: 1.24 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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