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020			_a9781139056557 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
100	1		_aForster, John Reinhold, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aObservations Made During a Voyage Round the World : _bOn Physical Geography, Natural History, and Ethnic Philosophy / _cJohn Reinhold Forster.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1778.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (680 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Maritime Exploration
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aJohn 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.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108031882
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pMaritime Exploration.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139056557
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