{"product_id":"narrative-of-a-voyage-to-the-southern-atlantic-ocean-in-the-years-1828-29-30-performed-in-hm-sloop-chanticleer-under-the-command-of-the-late-captain-henry-foster-paperback-9781108041881","title":"Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in HM Sloop Chanticleer; Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041881","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNarrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in HM Sloop Chanticleer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUnder the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1834, this two-volume work describes Captain Henry Foster's 1828–30 scientific expedition to South and Central America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eW. H. B. Webster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041881, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e414 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eW. H. B. Webster (1793–1875) studied medicine and surgery in London, and in 1815 signed up to serve in the Royal Navy as an assistant surgeon. Because it was peacetime, however, he did not secure a position until 1828, when he was posted as ship's surgeon on the South Atlantic scientific mission of HMS Chanticleer under Captain Henry Foster (1796–1831), a Fellow of the Royal Society with extensive experience of surveying expeditions. Published in 1834, this is Webster's two-volume account of the Chanticleer voyage, the objectives of which included work on longitudes, and carrying out gravity pendulum experiments at various latitudes to attempt more accurate calculation of the shape of the earth. Volume 2 describes Central America and Panama, where, after successfully completing longitude measurements using rockets, Captain Foster tragically drowned. The second half of the volume summarises the scientific observations made during the voyage, and contains the cumulative index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Climate of Ascension\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sail for Fernando Noronha\u003cbr\u003e 3. Leave Fernando Noronha\u003cbr\u003e 4. Visit a convent\u003cbr\u003e 5. Proceed to Para\u003cbr\u003e 6. Departure from Para\u003cbr\u003e 7. Healthiness of Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e 8. Departure from Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lieutenant Austin despatched to seek rocket stations\u003cbr\u003e 10. Return of Lieutenant Austin and his party\u003cbr\u003e 11. The rockets not seen\u003cbr\u003e 12. Official report of the foregoing event from Acting Commander Austin to the Hydrographer of the Admiralty\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266068173080,"sku":"9781108041881","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041881i_2ee3f53d-3fdb-43ee-ac3d-bd021c7f1266.jpg?v=1696746524","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/narrative-of-a-voyage-to-the-southern-atlantic-ocean-in-the-years-1828-29-30-performed-in-hm-sloop-chanticleer-under-the-command-of-the-late-captain-henry-foster-paperback-9781108041881","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}