New theory of the aurora, by Sir John Ross.

• Main Authors: Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856, Whiting, C., Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: A. W. Webster 1835
• Subjects: Exploration; Astronomy; Auroras; Boothia Peninsula; inuit; North Magnetic Pole; North West Passage; Nunavut
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Black and white lithographed map showing the aurora borealis. Charts the rays from the sun to the north and south poles, and the reactions of light in those areas. Accompanied by descriptive text on pages 113-119. Indexed to indicate the elements coinciding to create the phenomena, including the sun and earth at equinox, sun rays and clouds. Index on subsequent page, 120, following the explanation. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines on the globe. Map is 18 x 27, on sheet 25 x 32 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on following pages. In appendix to second volume. Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage, and of a residence in the Arctic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, by Sir John Ross, Captain in the Royal Navy. Published by A. W. Webster in London, 1835. First edition. In two volumes; second entitled, The first Appendix to the narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage … First volume bound in the original, recased, cloth with a navy-colored scale pattern. Appendix also in original cloth but with a teal-colored scale pattern. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. 30 plates in vol. 1 contain 7 maps and 23 views; 20 plates in vol. 2 contain 1 map, 15 views, 3 illustrations and 1 portrait. Maps show topography, drainage, coastlines, islands, soundings and routes. Views include scenes of the Victory ship at sail and docked, as well as portraits of Inuit individuals met during the voyage. "As a result of the failure of his voyage in 1818, the Admiralty refused to support John Ross [JR] in a second expedition. It was not until 1829 that the assistance of Felix Booth, the sheriff of London, enabled him to set out in the small paddle-steamer Victory with his nephew James Clark Ross [JCR] as second-in-command. The expedition survived the winters in the Arctic, during which [JCR] discovered the North Magnetic Pole. [JCR] ...