The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Greene, 1838 |
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Side 14
... known and recognized . The most eminent geographers of the 16th and 17th centuries were men of learning , who , in the spirit of that age , adopted with zeal and obstinacy all the mistakes committed by the writers of antiquity . The ...
... known and recognized . The most eminent geographers of the 16th and 17th centuries were men of learning , who , in the spirit of that age , adopted with zeal and obstinacy all the mistakes committed by the writers of antiquity . The ...
Side 15
... known places of Europe , may be estimated from the following list , formed by Kepler , who , feeling that his own observations would overturn those of antiquity , pleaded by way of excuse the in- evitable uncertainty of these ...
... known places of Europe , may be estimated from the following list , formed by Kepler , who , feeling that his own observations would overturn those of antiquity , pleaded by way of excuse the in- evitable uncertainty of these ...
Side 17
... known respecting the eclipses and revolutions of Jupiter's satellites . Shortly afterwards , however , ( in 1671 , ) Picard went to Uraniburg in Denmark , to the observatory of Tycho Brahe , to observe ac- cording to the advice of ...
... known respecting the eclipses and revolutions of Jupiter's satellites . Shortly afterwards , however , ( in 1671 , ) Picard went to Uraniburg in Denmark , to the observatory of Tycho Brahe , to observe ac- cording to the advice of ...
Side 29
... known by the na- tive name of Otaheite . The crew being sickly , he deemed it expedient to remain here some time to procure refreshments ; but although the natives were hospitable and friendly , it was difficult to establish a cordial ...
... known by the na- tive name of Otaheite . The crew being sickly , he deemed it expedient to remain here some time to procure refreshments ; but although the natives were hospitable and friendly , it was difficult to establish a cordial ...
Side 47
... known in the northern hemisphere by the name of the Aurora Borealis . Captain Cook had never heard that the Aurora Australis had been seen before , but the same phenomenon was witnessed repeatedly in the se- quel of this voyage . During ...
... known in the northern hemisphere by the name of the Aurora Borealis . Captain Cook had never heard that the Aurora Australis had been seen before , but the same phenomenon was witnessed repeatedly in the se- quel of this voyage . During ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1831 |
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acquainted anchored appearance arrived boats Bougainville Byron canoes Cape Cape Horn captain Cook captain Franklin captain Parry captain Wallis chief climate colony command commenced continued Cook's Coppermine River crew danger directed his course discovered discoveries distance east Easter Island English Esquimaux Europeans examination expedition explored favour feet French gave the name geographical harbour height Himalyeh Indians inhabitants inlet island journey king La Perouse lake land latitude leagues length lieutenant longitude maps miles mountains mouth natives navigators nearly Nootka Sound observations Ocean Oroonoko Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean party Perouse plains Port Port Jackson proceed proceeded procured Queen Charlotte's reached river round Russians sailed Salomon Islands seemed seen ships shore snow Society Islands soon South Sea southern strait Straits of Magellan survey tain tion trade travellers trees valley Van Diemen's Land vessels visited voyage winter Zealand