Resolution: The Story of Captain Cook's Second Voyage of Discovery
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0297830775 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 189 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of the highly praised ENDEAVOUR: The Story of Captain Cook's First Great Epic Voyage and NEWTON'S APPLE: Isaac Newton and the English Scientific Renaissance. He is an expert on computers, mathematics and astronomy and is a gifted story teller. . Peter Aughton lectures at the University of the West of England and in the 1970s he worked on the Concorde supersonic airliner
His was the first ship ever to cross the Antarctic Circle, and no sailing ship since has ventured further south through the ice. A year and a day after James Cook arrived back on English soil having claimed Australia and New Zealand for the British crown, he set sail again on a three-year journey (1772-1775) that still remains the greatest exploratory voyage ever undertaken in the far Southern waters of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This is a colourful and exciting story of the crew and their life aboard the Resolution and the adventures that occurred whenever they landed on exotic islands and coasts such as Tahiti, Easter Island, the Tonga Islands and above all the snow, fog, treacherous ice and blizzards of Antarctica.
'Aughton's brisk, clear-eyed narrative arrestingly lets the tale speak for itself.' -- Robbie Hudson THE SUNDAY TIMES 'an enticing story of southern exploration, pierced by cannibalism and mean-spirited quarrels NEW SCIENTIST
Well done Peter Aughton's version of Cook's second world voyage is an invigorating, concise glimpse into this 18th century nautical genius.With sails fully open, the author takes us aboard the "Resolution" and its sister ship the "Adventure" below the Antarctic Circle, to New Zealand, several South Pacific islands including Tahiti, the Society and Fr. Just an OK read film lover 60 An OK book but " The Trial of The Cannibal Dog" is much better.