The Three Voyages of Edmond Halley in the Paramore, 1698-1701 - including maps by Edmond Halley; N. J. W. Thrower (Editor)
$45.00 NZD
Category: Hakluyt Society | Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series Volume 156 | Reading Level: very good
Edmond Halley was already a well-known astronomer, mathematician and natural philosopher when, in 1698, he took command of His Majesty's Ship Paramore. The purpose of Halley's first two voyages was to test his geomagnetical theories; in the third voyage he investigated tidal phenomena. These voyages, wh ...Show more
The Troublesome Voyage Of Captain Edward Fenton 1582-83 by E. G. R. Taylor
$42.50 NZD
Category: Hakluyt Society
To the Pacific and Arctic with Beechey - The Journal of Lieutenant George Peard of HMS Blossom, 1825-1828 by George Peard; Barry M. Gough (Editor)
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Category: Hakluyt Society | Series: Hakluyt Society Second Series Volume 143 | Reading Level: very good
The importance of the Northwest Passage in the history of European and especially British expansion is well known. In the 40-year interlude of peace between Waterloo and the Crimean War, Britain could direct, with ease, a small portion of her fleet to polar discovery, and, by doing so, keep her Russian ...Show more