Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World : On Physical Geography, Natural History, and Ethnic Philosophy /

John Reinhold Forster (1729-98), a scientific writer and translator of German origin, took part in Cook's second Pacific voyage, from 1772 to 1775, and published this study, which records his examinations of 'nature in its greatest extent; the earth, the sea, the air, the organic and anima...

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Main Author: Forster, John Reinhold (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified, 1778.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Series:Cambridge library collection. Maritime Exploration.
Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:John Reinhold Forster (1729-98), a scientific writer and translator of German origin, took part in Cook's second Pacific voyage, from 1772 to 1775, and published this study, which records his examinations of 'nature in its greatest extent; the earth, the sea, the air, the organic and animated creation', in 1778. He drew upon the ideas of 'the most ingenious men of the age' in constructing his observations on natural history and navigation. The first half of the book addresses the physical aspects of the world: earth and land, oceans, global changes and flora and fauna. The second half focuses on the anthropological origins of the people of the southern seas. The book was originally written as a popular travel narrative, and it remains an important publication which will appeal to readers interested in historical geography, zoology, ethnology, astronomy and travel writing.
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (680 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:9781139056557 (ebook)