Narrative of a Voyage round the World: In the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, Commanded by Captain Freycinet,...

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Jacques Arago

Narrative of a Voyage round the World

In the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, Commanded by Captain Freycinet, during the Years 1817,...

Jacques Arago

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English

Cambridge University Press
27 June 2013

General & world history; Maritime history; Expeditions

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

Founded in 1666, the French Académie des Sciences was a prominent and prestigious organisation behind numerous scientific advances in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1817, commissioned by the Académie, Louis de Freycinet (1779–1841) embarked on a three-year expedition with the main purpose of investigating terrestrial magnetism and taking a series of pendulum measurements. In the course of this voyage around the world, the scientists aboard the Uranie also collected an abundance of samples and made significant observations in the fields of geography, ethnology, astronomy, hydrography and meteorology. The progress of this journey was detailed by Jacques Arago (1790–1855), draughtsman on the expedition, in the form of letters to a friend. This illustrated narrative is prefaced by a report to the Académie which summarises the mission's findings. Translated into English and published in 1823, this work is an informative and often witty account, reflecting contemporary ambitions in science and exploration.

By: Jacques Arago
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 1.590kg
ISBN: 9781108061544
ISBN 10: 1108061540
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
Pages: 678
Publication Date: 27 June 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Report made to the Academy of Sciences; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Departure; 3. Majorca and Minorca; 4. At sea; 5. Gibraltar; 6. Teneriffe; 7. At sea; 8. Brasil; 9. At sea; 10. Cape of Good Hope; 11. Isle of France; 12. Isle of Bourbon; 13. New Holland; 14. The Moluccas; 15. At sea; 16. The Caroline Islands; 17. The Marianne Islands; Part II: 18. The Marianne Islands (cont.); 19. The Sandwich Islands; 20. At sea; 21. New South Wales; 22. At sea; 23. The Malouine Islands; 24. Monte Video; 25. Brasil; 26. Arrival in France; Appendices.