Science and Exploration in the Pacific
副标题: European Voyages to the Southern Oceans in the Eighteenth Century (Modern History)
ISBN: 9780851158365
出版社: Boydell Press
出版年: 1998-12-17
页数: 248
定价: USD 37.95
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
The exploration of the Pacific in the eighteenth century by western Europeans has an enduring fascination for both specialists and a wider public. Within this field, Cook's voyages have a particular appeal: they include exciting elements of danger, scientific investigation, encounters between different cultures. The essays in this volume take as their point of departure Cook's first voyage in the Endeavour (1768-71); they re-evaluate its political and social context, look at the expectations and outcomes of the event, and focus on the scientific and cultural issues emerging from this and subsequent Pacific voyages.