Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11.12.2003 - 797 sivua Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
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... command , Moor demonstrated himself mani- festly incapable of dealing with his second - in - command ( not that Smith himself comes out well in this episode ) . There are no records of Moor or Smith receiving further commands . Despite ...
... command the 58 - ton smack Dove in August 1818. He returned in July 1819 with 1,290 casks of oil and 11,385 sealskins , probably obtained either from South Geor- gia or the Kerguelen Islands . For his second voyage he was given command ...
... command of a naval vessel with power of appointment of all officers , and the Admiralty's refusal to appoint any commander other than a naval officer . Instead , James Cook was appointed , and Dal- rymple was left to fume at home ...
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