Round about the Earth : circumnavigation from Magellan to orbit
Chaplin, Joyce E.2012
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In this first full history of around-the-world travel, Joyce E. Chaplin brilliantly tells the story of circumnavigation.
Main title:
Round about the Earth : circumnavigation from Magellan to orbit / by Joyce E. Chaplin
Author:
Imprint:
New York Simon & Schuster 2012
Collation:
535 pages illustrations maps
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-507) and index.
Contents:
Act one: Fear: Magellan agonistes -- A world encompassed -- Traffic -- Terrestriality -- First entr'acte -- Act two: Confidence: A tolerable risk -- Fast - faster -- faster -- The Club of Eccentrics -- Pure pleasure -- Second entr'acte -- Act three: Doubt: Flight -- The outer limits -- Army and Navy surplus -- Magellan redivivus
ISBN:
9781416596202 (paperback)
Dewey class:
910.41 ROU
Local class:
910.41
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
53891
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 910.41 ROU | pbkAvailable |