A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839–43 2 Volume Set
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2011
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-03087-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-03087-8 (ISBN)
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.
James Clark Ross (1800–1862) was an explorer who served in the Royal Navy and made his first Arctic trip in 1818 on an unsuccessful mission to find the North-West Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On the basis of his polar experience, he was appointed to lead further expeditions, and by 1839 he found himself on the opposite side of the world in the Antarctic, with Joseph Dalton Hooker as his on-board naturalist. This two-volume account of the voyage was published in 1847. Ross' findings led him to the conclusion that there was life on the sea floor to at least 730 metres, which challenged the prevailing 'azoic hypothesis' that nothing could live beneath 550 metres. The work, which includes oceanic and climatic observations, is an important contribution to the development of oceanography and scientific knowledge about the Antarctic.
James Clark Ross (1800–1862) was an explorer who served in the Royal Navy and made his first Arctic trip in 1818 on an unsuccessful mission to find the North-West Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On the basis of his polar experience, he was appointed to lead further expeditions, and by 1839 he found himself on the opposite side of the world in the Antarctic, with Joseph Dalton Hooker as his on-board naturalist. This two-volume account of the voyage was published in 1847. Ross' findings led him to the conclusion that there was life on the sea floor to at least 730 metres, which challenged the prevailing 'azoic hypothesis' that nothing could live beneath 550 metres. The work, which includes oceanic and climatic observations, is an important contribution to the development of oceanography and scientific knowledge about the Antarctic.
Volume 1: 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. Volume 2: 1. Refitting the ships; 2. Departure from Hobarton; 3. Suggestions relative to vaccination; 4. Aspect of the country; 5. Outrage at the Bay of Islands; 6. Cross the Antarctic Circle; 7. Breadth of the pack; 8. Magnificent range of bergs; 9. Land the observatories; 10. Sail from Port Louis; 11. Natives of Furgia; 12. Route determined; 13. Clear the pack; Appendices.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
| Zusatzinfo | 9 Plates, black and white; 8 Maps; 17 Halftones, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 141 x 217 mm |
| Gewicht | 1340 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-03087-4 / 1108030874 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-03087-8 / 9781108030878 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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