Name: In the Wake of Cook: Exploration, Science and Empire, 1780-1801: Volume 3 (Routledge Library Editions: The British Empire) (en Inglés)
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Author: David Mackay
ISBN: 9781138485587

portada In the Wake of Cook: Exploration, Science and Empire, 1780-1801: Volume 3 (Routledge Library Editions: The British Empire) (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

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Routledge

Autor

David Mackay

Año

2018

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

232

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

ISBN13

9781138485587

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Categorías

Historia de la humanidad

In the Wake of Cook: Exploration, Science and Empire, 1780-1801: Volume 3 (Routledge Library Editions: The British Empire) (en Inglés)

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Originally published in 1985. After the epoch-making voyages of exploration of Captain Cook, a series of further exploratory missions was financed by the British government to add to the knowledge of the lands of the southern hemisphere: 'a more minute examination of the coast' was, for example, the brief of the voyage of the Investigator. Specimens of plants and fauna were to be collected, and useful products noted. The combination of the commercial streak with a commitment to empirical science was typical of the interests of the eighteenth century. This book traces the explorations and achievements of those who undertook missions of this kind, as extensions of their patrons' eyes, as it were. The commercial possibilities - of cotton, furs, foodstuffs, and other products - were exploited to the full, and the achievements of science thus helped to strengthen the imperial effort. Notable figures include the distinguished naturalist Sir Joseph Banks and the notorious Captain Bligh of the Bounty. The fascination and wide-ranging story is told with full scholarly documentation and many new insights and discoveries.