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W. H. B. Webster

Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in HM Sloop Chanticleer

Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster

W. H. B. Webster

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English
Cambridge University Press
29 December 2011
Historical geography; Expeditions
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
W. H. B. Webster (1793–1875) studied medicine and surgery in London, and in 1815 signed up to serve in the Royal Navy as an assistant surgeon. Because it was peacetime, however, he did not secure a position until 1828, when he was posted as ship's surgeon on the South Atlantic scientific mission of HMS Chanticleer under Captain Henry Foster (1796–1831), a Fellow of the Royal Society with extensive experience of surveying expeditions. Published in 1834, this is Webster's two-volume account of the Chanticleer voyage, the objectives of which included work on longitudes, and carrying out gravity pendulum experiments at various latitudes to attempt more accurate calculation of the shape of the earth. Volume 1 covers the first two years of the voyage, and records Webster's impressions of South America, South Shetland (including some of the earliest scientific experiments in the Antarctic), South Africa, St Helena and Ascension Island.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   Volume 1
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   540g
ISBN:   9781108041874
ISBN 10:   1108041876
Series:   Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
Pages:   430
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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