The Voyage of the Challenger

Stock Code:
BAC8081
Price:
$30.00

Description

The Voyage of the Challenger by Eric Linklater. In 1872 HMS Challenger sailed from Portsmouth on a journey that was to circumnavigate the world, covering over 68,000 nautical miles and lasting a thousand days. She was a three-masted corvette with auxiliary steam, and as well as a crew of over two hundred she carried a team of scientist led by Professor Wyville Thomson. The voyage of the Challenger was a pioneer expedition of immense importance. Sponsored by the British Government and organised by the Royal Society in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, its ambitious aim was to chart the depths, movement and contents of the seas, to scour the oceans for marine life, minerals, and clues to climatic phenomena. Light general wear around the edges but the book remains tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Linklater, Eric
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Cardinal / Sphere Books Ltd
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    A2
  • ISBN:
    0351172238
  • Size:
    4to
  • Pages:
    288
  • Publish Date:
    1974
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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