A Compleat System Of General Geography
A Compleat System Of General Geography

Author: Bernhardus Varenius

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Published: 1734

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13:

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Bernhard Varenius (1622-1650)
Bernhard Varenius (1622-1650)

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007-11-30

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 9047432193

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Bernhard Varenius’ books influenced the history of science in such a way that Isaac Newton, Alexander von Humboldt and Tsar Peter the Great all referred to him. Varenius wrote the first comprehensive description of Japan (Descriptio regni Japoniae, 1649) from a European perspective, exclusively based on a diversity of sources. But the impact of his Geographia generalis (1650) explains his ranking among the founding fathers of geography as a science. He called ‘general’ geography a branch of (applied) mathematics which does not deal with regional specifics. The contributions in this book focus on his multi-faceted work, the influence of his books and the tragically short life of this young polymath from Germany who benefited from the intellectually stimulating milieu of Leiden and Amsterdam. Contributors include: Horst Walter Blanke, Reinhard Düchting, Klaus Lehmann, Robert Mayhew, Sandra Rebok, Folker Reichert, Frank Richter, Margret Schuchard, Denis J.B. Shaw, Ulrich Staffhorst, Johann Anselm Steiger, Rienk H. Vermij, and Ernst-Christian Volkmann.

Bellingshausen and the Russian Antarctic Expedition, 1819-21
Bellingshausen and the Russian Antarctic Expedition, 1819-21

Author: R. Bulkeley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1137402172

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This book examines the little studied story of Bellinghausen, and includes the fullest biography of the celebrated Russian explorer ever published, and with thoughtful discussion of the achievements and limitations of the expedition and suggestions for further research.