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In 1609 , Henry Hudson , whose earlier voyages will be noticed presently ,
discovered Hudson's Bay ; and in 1610 he was nominated to the command of the
Discovery , with a view to renewing the attempt to find the North - West Passage .
In 1609 , Henry Hudson , whose earlier voyages will be noticed presently ,
discovered Hudson's Bay ; and in 1610 he was nominated to the command of the
Discovery , with a view to renewing the attempt to find the North - West Passage .
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... extensive sledge journeys , in the course of which he traced portions of King
William's Island , Boothia Felix , and North Somerset ; but he crossed Brentford
Bay without noticing Bellot's Strait , INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 17 which
bounds ...
... extensive sledge journeys , in the course of which he traced portions of King
William's Island , Boothia Felix , and North Somerset ; but he crossed Brentford
Bay without noticing Bellot's Strait , INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 17 which
bounds ...
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The last we noticed was Burrough's . Pet did little more than follow in his
footsteps , the principal novelty being the discovery of the southern passage of
Vaigatz , known as the Strait of Nassau , in 1580. About this time some English
vessel had ...
The last we noticed was Burrough's . Pet did little more than follow in his
footsteps , the principal novelty being the discovery of the southern passage of
Vaigatz , known as the Strait of Nassau , in 1580. About this time some English
vessel had ...
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He had noticed in the course of some deepsea sounding experiments , that the
water is of a high temperature at a depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of
go at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so ...
He had noticed in the course of some deepsea sounding experiments , that the
water is of a high temperature at a depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of
go at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so ...
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The schooner and such attractions as Hull has to offer to a stranger so distracted
our attention we hardly noticed the time slipping by . The 11th of May came at last
, with a cold northerly wind and heavy rain , arguments which left no other ...
The schooner and such attractions as Hull has to offer to a stranger so distracted
our attention we hardly noticed the time slipping by . The 11th of May came at last
, with a cold northerly wind and heavy rain , arguments which left no other ...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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