This collection of essays assesses the interrelationship between exploration, empire-building and science in the opening up of the Pacific Ocean by Europeans be
This volume contains studies of scientific and cultural discoveries made on Cook's 1768-7 voyage to the South Sea in Endeavour, and issues emerging from this an
James Cook’s voyages of exploration are a turning point not only in the history of the British Empire, but also in the history of science and exploration of t