Instances of navigators who have reached high northern latitudes. Read at a meeting of the Royal Society, May 19, 1774 [electronic resource].
1775
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Instances of navigators who have reached high northern latitudes. Read at a meeting of the Royal Society, May 19, 1774 [electronic resource].
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[London, 1775]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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51,[1]p. ; 4⁰.
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Signed on pp.13 and 48: Daines Barrington, F.R.S.
Drop-head title.
Includes: "Additional proofs that the polar seas are open. Read at a meeting of the Royal Society, Dec. 22, 1774" (pp.[15]-48) and a postscript dated January 8, 1775 (pp.49-51).
Later reissued in 1775 as 'The probability of reaching the North Pole discussed' with additional material.
Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
Drop-head title.
Includes: "Additional proofs that the polar seas are open. Read at a meeting of the Royal Society, Dec. 22, 1774" (pp.[15]-48) and a postscript dated January 8, 1775 (pp.49-51).
Later reissued in 1775 as 'The probability of reaching the North Pole discussed' with additional material.
Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, N8293.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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