The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Greene, 1838 |
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Side ix
... Difficulties of the Navi- gation . - Fox's Channel . - Strait of the Hecla and Fury . - Impossible to pass to the westward . - Winter Quarters at Igloolik . - Snow Houses of the Es quimaux . - Geographical Information obtained from them ...
... Difficulties of the Navi- gation . - Fox's Channel . - Strait of the Hecla and Fury . - Impossible to pass to the westward . - Winter Quarters at Igloolik . - Snow Houses of the Es quimaux . - Geographical Information obtained from them ...
Side 15
... difficulties of ascertaining the longitudes of places while astronomical observations were still deficient in precision , and the extent to which those errors were carried during the mid- dle ages in fixing the relative positions of ...
... difficulties of ascertaining the longitudes of places while astronomical observations were still deficient in precision , and the extent to which those errors were carried during the mid- dle ages in fixing the relative positions of ...
Side 27
... difficulties : his voyage through them oc- cupied about seven weeks , during which time his crews enjoyed little rest , and the uncertainty of the climate threatened con- tinual danger . His intercourse with the wretched inhabitants of ...
... difficulties : his voyage through them oc- cupied about seven weeks , during which time his crews enjoyed little rest , and the uncertainty of the climate threatened con- tinual danger . His intercourse with the wretched inhabitants of ...
Side 28
... difficulty of finding good anchorage , and the necessity of avoiding any unnecessary delay , compelled him to pass by Prince of Wales's Island , and the Archipelago , which he named the Islands of Danger , with little or no examination ...
... difficulty of finding good anchorage , and the necessity of avoiding any unnecessary delay , compelled him to pass by Prince of Wales's Island , and the Archipelago , which he named the Islands of Danger , with little or no examination ...
Side 35
... difficulty or dan- ger , be laid on shore to undergo repairs . The ship which he chose was of 360 tons burden , and named the Endeavour . No pains were spared by the Admiralty in fitting her out for the voyage ; and , as the improvement ...
... difficulty or dan- ger , be laid on shore to undergo repairs . The ship which he chose was of 360 tons burden , and named the Endeavour . No pains were spared by the Admiralty in fitting her out for the voyage ; and , as the improvement ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1831 |
The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1831 |
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