{"product_id":"the-life-of-william-scoresby-paperback-9781108041317","title":"The Life of William Scoresby (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108041317","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of William Scoresby\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritten by the subject's nephew, this 1861 biography recounts the intriguing life of Arctic scientist and clergyman William Scoresby junior.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. E. Scoresby-Jackson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108041317, 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\"\u003e430 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  4 colour illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 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\"\u003eRobert Scoresby-Jackson (1833–67), physician and geographer, was the grandson of Arctic explorer and whaler William Scoresby senior, and nephew to Arctic explorer, scientist, clergyman and social reformer William Scoresby junior (1789–1857). First published in 1861, this biography recounts the many years the younger Scoresby spent exploring the northern seas, and his life after his trips to the Arctic ceased. Scoresby entered the Anglican church in 1822, and went on to work in several parishes across England. The book also describes Scoresby's personal tragedies, his efforts towards social reform, and his important research on magnetism, on which he worked for much of his adult life. The appendix includes a list of his publications, the honours bestowed on him, and an extract from his will bequeathing some of his most valued instruments to the public museum at Whitby, the home port for his and his father's early whaling expeditions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. 1789–1802. Ancestry\u003cbr\u003e 2. 1803–7. Apprentice with his father\u003cbr\u003e 3. 1807. Story of his voyage to Copenhagen\u003cbr\u003e 4. 1808–10. Introduction to Sir Joseph Banks\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1811–15. Marriage\u003cbr\u003e 6. 1815–17. Visit to London\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1817–18. Revival of the Arctic expeditions\u003cbr\u003e 8. 1819–20. Commences his work on the Arctic regions\u003cbr\u003e 9. 1821–2. Voyage of 1821\u003cbr\u003e 10. 1822. Retreat of the whale to the east coast of Greenland\u003cbr\u003e 11. 1824. Sir Walter Scott\u003cbr\u003e 12. 1824–7. Obstacles\u003cbr\u003e 13. 1827–38. Mariner's Church\u003cbr\u003e 14. 1839–47. Degree of D.D.\u003cbr\u003e 15. 1847–53. Second visit to America\u003cbr\u003e 16. Various years. Magnetical investigations\u003cbr\u003e 17. 1855–7. Voyage to Australia for magnetic research\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\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":46005820293400,"sku":"9781108041317","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108041317i.jpg?v=1696746483","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-william-scoresby-paperback-9781108041317","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}