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The magnetism of Antarctica : the Ross expedition 1839-1843 / John Knight.
Van Pelt Library G850 1839 .R88 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knight, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ross, James Clark, 1800-1862.
- Ross, James Clark.
- Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.
- Antarctica.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Ross expedition 1839-1843
- Place of Publication:
- Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland : Whittles Publishing, [2023]
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE EXPEDITION
- 1. The beginning
- 2. Targets and instructions
- 3. James Clark Ross and Francis Crozier
- 4. Setting sail: to Madeira and the Atlantic islands
- 5. Cape Town and beyond
- 6. Next stop: Hobart, Tasmania
- 7. First taste of the ice
- 8. Amazing discoveries and wonders to behold
- 9. Turning north
- 10. Australia and New Zealand
- 11. South again, to the great ice barrier
- 12. Impending disaster
- 13. Wild cattle hunt and the third winter away
- 14. Return to the Antarctic
- pt. TWO The sailors' stories
- pt. THREE The ships and their sailors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 232).
- ISBN:
- 1849955018
- 9781849955010
- OCLC:
- 1296531962
- Publisher Number:
- 99993255315
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