Narrative of a Voyage Round the World

in the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, Commanded by Captain Freycinet, During the Years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820

By:

Jacques Arago

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Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

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Founded in 1666, the French Academie des Sciences was a prominent and prestigious organisation behind numerous scientific advances in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1817, commissioned by the Academie, Louis de Freycinet (1779-1841) embarked on a three-year expedition with the main purpose of investigating terrestrial magnetism and taking a series of pendulum measurements. In the course of this voyage around the world, the scientists aboard the Uranie also collected an abundance of samples and made significant observations in the fields of geography, ethnology, astronomy, hydrography and meteorology. The progress of this journey was detailed by Jacques Arago (1790-1855), draughtsman on the expedition, in the form of letters to a friend. This illustrated narrative is prefaced by a report to the Academie which summarises the mission's findings. Translated into English and published in 1823, this work is an informative and often witty account, reflecting contemporary ambitions in science and exploration.

Release date NZ

June 21st, 2013

Author

Jacques Arago

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

25 b/w illus. 1 map

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

678

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

Dimensions

210x297x35

ISBN-13

9781108061544

Product ID

21147235

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