Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Vydání 3Lea and Blanchard, 1845 Trade or public edition of Wilkes's narrative of the expedition directed to the general reader. The expedition roved from the southern most tip of South America to the Oregon coast, through the south and north Pacific and Antarctic waters. In the course of the expedition many locations were visited: Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Borneo, the Philippines, Singapore with extended stays at Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. This and all eds later than 1845 appeared without an atlas. |
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... hour . The next day , in longitude 160 ° E. , latitude 25 ° 40 ′ S. , the experiments were repeated , at different depths ; the results will be found in Appendix I. The current was now found setting to the south - southwest , at the ...
... hour . The next day , in longitude 160 ° E. , latitude 25 ° 40 ′ S. , the experiments were repeated , at different depths ; the results will be found in Appendix I. The current was now found setting to the south - southwest , at the ...
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... hour , and after getting off we drifted through the strait , and by daylight found ourselves in a position to begin the survey . At an early hour , Lieutenant Case , Passed Midshipman Harrison , and myself , took our boats and entered ...
... hour , and after getting off we drifted through the strait , and by daylight found ourselves in a position to begin the survey . At an early hour , Lieutenant Case , Passed Midshipman Harrison , and myself , took our boats and entered ...
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... hour . About half an hour after Smith left , a native came with food to Maitland . A few minutes after , another native came and inquired for Smith . The native who first came then said , " He had stepped in something on the road : it ...
... hour . About half an hour after Smith left , a native came with food to Maitland . A few minutes after , another native came and inquired for Smith . The native who first came then said , " He had stepped in something on the road : it ...
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