Journal of a Voyage to Australia and Round the World, for Magnetical Research.

Scoresby, Rev. William; Smith, Archibald (editor).

Published by Longman, Green Longman, & Roberts, London, 1859

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Hardback large octavo, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, original black embossed cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), colour plates, black & white engraving frontispiece portrait, tables, figures (some colour), foldout colour map loosely inserted (fragile, repaired, plus facsimile copy), new endpapers, few end pages edges repaired, errata slip tipped in, pages faintly toned (edges toned), minor edgewear. 96 + 315 + 24 pp. First edition. Pages 1 - 96: "Exposition of magnetical principles . disturbance in iron ships". Followed by, pages 1 - 315: "Narrative of the voyage". Rev. Scoresby (1789 - 1857), the noted Arctic explorer, later became the first navigator to investigate the changes in magnetism in an iron ship as it sailed from the northern to southern hemisphere. He was appointed in 1855 to the Liverpool Compass Committee which investigated the deviation of the compass in wooden and iron ships in response to losses at sea caused by compass errors. In 1856 he and his his wife sailed on the maiden voyage of the "Royal Charter" to Australia and back, to make systematic observations on the magnetism of iron ships. He was awarded an honorary MA degree at Melbourne University during this visit. His pleasing results were published in 1859 after his death. (Ferguson 15510. Publisher's catalogue at rear. Includes facsimile of foldout map, loosely inserted.). Seller Inventory # 16813

Bibliographic Details

Title: Journal of a Voyage to Australia and Round ...

Publisher: Longman, Green Longman, & Roberts, London

Publication Date: 1859

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st ed.