The Voyage of the Discovery 2 Volume Set

Robert F. Scott (Autor)

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1492 Seiten

2014
Cambridge University Press
9781108075060 (ISBN)

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Led by Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), the British National Antarctic Expedition carried out important scientific research and ambitious sledging journeys during the years 1901–4. Published in 1905, this acclaimed two-volume work recounts the expedition's trials, errors and achievements. Photographs, paintings and sketches greatly enhance the work.

At the outset of the twentieth century, Antarctica was scarcely explored or understood. Penetrating the pack ice in the purpose-built Discovery, the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–4) established a base in McMurdo Sound, enabling scientists and sledging parties to significantly push back the boundaries of the unknown. Published in 1905, this acclaimed two-volume work by the naval officer and expedition leader Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) recounts the trials, errors and achievements of an undertaking which laid the foundations for future research and Scott's later journey to the South Pole. The work is greatly enhanced by many photographs as well as illustrations by the doctor, zoologist and artist Edward A. Wilson (1872–1912). Volume 1 traces the expedition's preparatory phases and the voyage from England to Antarctica via New Zealand. Volume 2 opens with the sledging journey made by Scott, Wilson and Ernest Shackleton which reached an unprecedented southern latitude.

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Volume 1: 1. Historical; 2. Preparation; 3. Voyage to New Zealand; 4. Southward ho!; 5. Along the Great Barrier; 6. Finding winter quarters; 7. Preparing for winter; 8. The polar winter; 9. Winter passing away; 10. History and development of sledge travelling; 11. Typical sledging experiences; 12. The spring journeys of 1902. Volume 2: 13. Journey to the farthest south; 14. Return from the far south; 15. What had happened during our absence in the south; 16. Our second winter; 17. Commencement of our second sledging season; 18. Return from the west; 19. Escape from the ice; 20. Homeward bound; General survey of our observations; Appendix.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.7.2014
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Illustrationen	E. A. Wilson
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 275 mm
Gewicht	1750 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-13	9781108075060 / 9781108075060
Zustand	Neuware