This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...of the Meteorological Office, said he had recently received letters from Swedes and Germans, who had actually been on these expeditions; and it would be a satisfaction to Captain Osborn to know, that Captain Koldewey had arrived at the conclusion that an open Polar Sea did not exist. With regard to the Swedish ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...of the Meteorological Office, said he had recently received letters from Swedes and Germans, who had actually been on these expeditions; and it would be a satisfaction to Captain Osborn to know, that Captain Koldewey had arrived at the conclusion that an open Polar Sea did not exist. With regard to the Swedish expedition, Professor Nordenskiiild intended starting in the course of a few months with three officers and scientific men, and a crew of twenty. He proposed to start from the Seven Islands, a little to the east of Spitzbergen; and before the winter he hoped to reach Gillies Land by VOL. XVI. R tho ice. But the main object of the expedition was to get to the Pole by means of reindeer-sledges. Admiral Ommanney said, all Arctic navigators were not in favour of Smith South. He adhered to his former view, that the right direction to take was by way of Spitzbergen. It was sometimes difficult to reach Smith Sound, but they could always get to Spitzbergen. The President said, the Council of the Society had appointed a Committee of the most experienced and practical members of their body, to report their opinions upon the subject; and they were unanimously in favour of Smith Sound. The Council, having discovered on a previous occasion that the whole matter broke down, through want of unanimity in the application to the Admiralty, thought they were now justified in proceeding, on the assumption that the Council were at any rate of one mind. When the time came, and the subject had been sufficiently ventilated, and public opinion pronounced in its favour, they purposed to go to the Admiralty with a direct proposal. Considering the enlightened views which had been expressed by the First Lord, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with regard to the Deep-sea Explor...
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Add this copy of Proceedings, Volume 16... to cart. $60.25, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Nabu Press.
