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Narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole in boats fitted for the purpose and attached to His Majesty's ship Hecla in the year MDCCCXXVII [i.e., 1827]

Title
Narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole [electronic resource] : in boats fitted for the purpose and attached to His Majesty's ship Hecla in the year MDCCCXXVII [i.e., 1827] / under the command of Captain William Edward Parry ; published by authority of His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral.
Author
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855.
Publication
London : J. Murray, 1828

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Additional Authors
  • Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865.
  • Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862.
  • Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854.
Description
xxii, 229, [7] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., fold. maps; 28 cm.
Subject
  • Hecla (Ship)
  • Compass
  • Natural history > Norway > Spitsbergen Island
  • Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > British
  • North Pole > Discovery and exploration
Note
  • Sabin no. 58868.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
Abstract of the meterological journal kept during the expedition towards the North Pole between June 25 and August 10, 1827, and on board His Majesty's ship Hecla between May 1 and September 16, 1827 -- Notice respecting the chronometers embarked on board the Hecla and the determination of the longitudes -- Observations on the dip of the magnetic needle -- Observations on the variation of the magnetic needle made on shore or on the ice 1827 -- Lieutenant (now Commander) Foster's account of the observations on the diurnal changes of intensity in the horizontal magnetic needle at Spitzbergen, 1827 -- Temperature and specific gravity of sea-water below the surface, 1827 -- Natural history. Zoology / James Clark Ross. Botanical appendix / Wm. Jackson Hooker. Enumeration of the rocks of Spitzbergen and the neighbouring isles collected by Captain Parry / Robert Jameson.
OCLC
CTRG04-B862
Author
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855.
Title
Narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole [electronic resource] : in boats fitted for the purpose and attached to His Majesty's ship Hecla in the year MDCCCXXVII [i.e., 1827] / under the command of Captain William Edward Parry ; published by authority of His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral.
Imprint
London : J. Murray, 1828 (London : William Clowes)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG04-B862
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865.
Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862.
Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854.
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