Narrative of a Voyage round the World: In the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, Commanded by Captain Freycinet, during the Years 1817, 1818, 1819, and [Paperback]

An engaging and witty account of the French scientific expedition of 181720, published in English in 1823.Translated from French and published in English in 1823, this work is an engaging and witty account of the scientific expedition of 181720 that was commissioned by the French Acad?mie des Sciences. It was written by author and explorer Jacques Arago (17901855), who was the expedition's draughtsman.Translated from French and published in English in 1823, this work is an engaging and witty account of the scientific expedition of 181720 that was commissioned by the French Acad?mie des Sciences. It was written by author and explorer Jacques Arago (17901855), who was the expedition's draughtsman.Founded in 1666, the French Acad?mie des Sciences was a prominent and prestigious organisation behind numerous scientific advances in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In 1817, commissioned by the Acad?mie, Louis de Freycinet (17791841) embarked on a three-year expedition with the main purpose of investigating terrestrial magnetism and taking a series of pendulum measurements. In the course of this voyage around the world, the scientists aboard the Uranie also collected an abundance of samples and made significant observations in the fields of geography, ethnology, astronomy, hydrography and meteorology. The progress of this journey was detailed by Jacques Arago (17901855), draughtsman on the expedition, in the form of letters to a friend. This illustrated narrative is prefaced by a report to the Acad?mie which summarises the mission's findings. Translated into English and published in 1823, this work is an informative and often witty account, reflecting contemporary ambitions in science and exploration.Preface; Report made to the Academy of Sciences; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Departure; 3. Majorca and Minorca; 4. At sea; 5. Gibraltar; 6. Teneriffe; 7. At sea; 8. Brasil; 9. At sea; 10. Cape of Good Hope; 11. Isle of France; 12. Isle of Bourbon; 13. lÓ