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This 1875 manual presents a detailed scientific picture of
Greenland and its Arctic environment. Edited by the geologist
Thomas Rupert Jones (1819-1911), it was prepared for the British
Arctic Expedition of the same year in order to inform and instruct
the explorers. The work presents previously ascertained
information, ranging from astronomical data, including observations
of the northern lights, through to material on plant and animal
life. Sir George Nares (1831-1915), the expedition's leader, had
hoped the North Pole could be reached. Though this proved
impossible, a team of his men set a record for the furthest
northern latitude attained at the time. Underpinning the
expedition's gathering of important scientific and geographical
results, this manual clarifies for modern readers the specific
objectives of late Victorian polar research. Nares' official 1876
report and his 1878 two-volume account of the journey are also
reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.
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