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

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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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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 2 describes Central America and Panama, where, after successfully completing longitude measurements using rockets, Captain Foster tragically drowned. The second half of the volume summarises the scientific observations made during the voyage, and contains the cumulative index.

By: W. H. B. Webster
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 2
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781108041881
ISBN 10: 1108041884
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
Pages: 414
Publication Date: 29 December 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Climate of Ascension; 2. Sail for Fernando Noronha; 3. Leave Fernando Noronha; 4. Visit a convent; 5. Proceed to Para; 6. Departure from Para; 7. Healthiness of Trinidad; 8. Departure from Trinidad; 9. Lieutenant Austin despatched to seek rocket stations; 10. Return of Lieutenant Austin and his party; 11. The rockets not seen; 12. Official report of the foregoing event from Acting Commander Austin to the Hydrographer of the Admiralty; Appendix; Index.