Narrative of a Voyage round the World: In the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, Commanded by Captain Freycinet, during the Years 1817, 1818, 1819, and ... Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) - Softcover

Arago, Jacques

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108061540 ISBN 13: 9781108061544

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Founded in 1666, the French Académie 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 Académie, 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 Académie 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.

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Book Description:

Translated from French and published in English in 1823, this work is an engaging and witty account of the scientific expedition of 1817–20 that was commissioned by the French Académie des Sciences. It was written by author and explorer Jacques Arago (1790–1855), who was the expedition's draughtsman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1108061540
• ISBN 13: 9781108061544
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 678