{"product_id":"the-fifty-years-work-of-the-royal-geographical-society-paperback-9781108004602","title":"The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004602","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1881, the Royal Geographical Society published a brief history of its formation and work to mark its fiftieth anniversary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClements R. Markham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004602, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.35 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\"\u003eIn 1880, the Royal Geographical Society commissioned Sir Clements R. Markham, a noted British geographer and the Society's secretary, to write a history of its formation, and of the many expeditions it had supported since 1830, to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. Published in 1881, The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society consists of twelve chapters. The first five are a condensed history of the original group of geographers who called themselves the Raleigh Club, and the events leading up to the Society's official formation. Chapters 6 and 7 recount the activities of past presidents, secretaries and leading members of the Society, with the rest of the book detailing the fascinating scientific expeditions the Society sponsored financially from the Arctic to Antarctica, the explorers who took part in them, and the various publications the Society published to advance natural science and exploration.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The fathers of English geography\u003cbr\u003e 2. The royal society\u003cbr\u003e 3. The African Association\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Raleigh Club\u003cbr\u003e 5. Foundation of the Royal Geographical Society\u003cbr\u003e 5. Presidents and secretaries of the Royal Geographical Society, 1830–1850\u003cbr\u003e 7. Presidents and secretaries of the Royal Geographical Society, 1851–1881\u003cbr\u003e 8. Expeditions promoted by the Royal Geographical Society, and grants of the Royal Awards, 1830–1855\u003cbr\u003e 9. Expeditions promoted by the Royal Geographical Society and grants of the Royal Awards, 1855–1880\u003cbr\u003e 10. Publications of the Society–library and map room–educational measures\u003cbr\u003e 11. Progress of the Society\u003cbr\u003e 12. Comparative view of geographical knowledge in 1830 and 1880, with a notice of the work that still remains to be done\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\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":46265909608728,"sku":"9781108004602","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004602i_c649e31e-8eda-4f68-a081-54cdced0ffe4.jpg?v=1694867233","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-fifty-years-work-of-the-royal-geographical-society-paperback-9781108004602","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}