ROSS, JAMES CLARK — [ROYAL SOCIETY] | Report of the Committee of Physics, Including Meteorology, on the Objects of Scientific Inquiry in Those Sciences Approved by the President and Council. London: Richard and John E. Taylor, 1840

ROSS, JAMES CLARK — [ROYAL SOCIETY]

Report of the Committee of Physics, Including Meteorology, on the Objects of Scientific Inquiry in Those Sciences Approved by the President and Council. London: Richard and John E. Taylor, 1840 

8vo (8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.; 226 x 140 mm). 9 leaves of "forms", one folding, 4 folding charts, 1 graph inserted; some spotting. Original card boards, coated red, printed paper label on the upper cover; label possibly added at a later date.

First approved edition of the first Antarctic manual

This geomagnetic surveys of the Antarctic regions, produced by the Royal Society, was supplied to the Antarctic expedition 1839-43, which was led by Sir James Clark Ross. Ross's expedition greatly improved knowledge of geomagnetism in the South Seas, thus advancing the magnetic charts used by mariners engaged in foreign trade and exploration. 

Rare

REFERENCE:

Rosove 280-6.A1; Spence 1010