Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea
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...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9781139839488 2024-03-03T08:41:34+00:00 Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 and 1823 Wrangell, Ferdinand Petrovich von Sabine, Edward 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139839488 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9781108062152 9781139839488 book 2013 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139839488 2024-02-08T08:27:51Z 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. Book Arctic North West Passage Cambridge University Press Arctic Parry ENVELOPE(-62.417,-62.417,-64.283,-64.283) |
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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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