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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      07 October 2011
      02 June 2011
      ISBN:
      9781139056557
      9781108031882
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139056557
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      Dimensions:
      (297 x 210 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.6kg, 680 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Science, Geography, Historical Geography, Global History, General Science
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    Subjects:
    History of Science, Geography, Historical Geography, Global History, General Science
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    John Reinhold Forster (1729–98), a scientific writer and translator of German origin, took part in Cook's second Pacific voyage, from 1772 to 1775, and published this study, which records his examinations of 'nature in its greatest extent; the earth, the sea, the air, the organic and animated creation', in 1778. He drew upon the ideas of 'the most ingenious men of the age' in constructing his observations on natural history and navigation. The first half of the book addresses the physical aspects of the world: earth and land, oceans, global changes and flora and fauna. The second half focuses on the anthropological origins of the people of the southern seas. The book was originally written as a popular travel narrative, and it remains an important publication which will appeal to readers interested in historical geography, zoology, ethnology, astronomy and travel writing.

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