Science and Exploration in the Pacific

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Author	: Margarette Lincoln
Publisher	: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages	: 270
Release	: 1998
ISBN-10	: 0851158366
ISBN-13	: 9780851158365
Rating	: 4/5 (66 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Science and Exploration in the Pacific by : Margarette Lincoln

Book excerpt: This volume contains studies of scientific and cultural discoveries made on Cook's 1768-7 voyage to the South Sea in Endeavour, and issues emerging from this and successive Pacific voyages.

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