An edition of Accidental explorers
(1992)
Accidental explorers
surprises and sidetrips in the history of discovery
by Rebecca Stefoff
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Discusses the role of chance in the discoveries of such explorers as Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Dr. David Livingstone, and Jedediah Smith.
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Accidental explorers: surprises and sidetrips in the history of discovery
1992, Oxford University Press
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Accidental explorers: surprises and sidetrips in the history of discovery
1992, Oxford University Press
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction: Walpole's wonderful world
Discovered by accident
In search of a phantom
Unexpected explorers
Survivors and adventurers
Afterword: Why of exploration
Chronology
Further reading
Index.
Lamp of science
Pursuing knowledge in far places: First scientific expeditions
Awakening of Egypt
Charting the American West
Science at sea
Artists in the Pacific
Naturalists in the Great unknown: South American adventure
African adventure
Asian adventure
Exploration and evolution
Exploring new worlds: World beneath the waves
Space
Final frontier
New kind of exploration
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-148) and index.
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