Scientific explorers
Subtitle: travels in search of knowledge
By: Rebecca Stefoff.
Series: Extraordinary explorers
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Juvenile literature; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Juvenile literature; Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Juvenile literature; Scientific expeditions -- History -- Juvenile literature; Explorers -- Juvenile literature; Scientific expeditions -- History; Explorers
Description: Discusses the history of scientific exploration with emphasis on the discoveries of Captain James Cook, Charles Darwin, and Alexander von Humboldt.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index.