A manual of scientific enquiry : prepared for the use of officers in Her Majesty's navy ; and travellers in general.
John F. W. Herschel (Editor), Great Britain Admiralty (Issuing body)
handbooks
xi, 503 pages : illustrations, plates, 2 folded maps, tables, diagrams ; 21 cm
2214205
Astronomy / G.B. Airy
Magnetism / Lieut, -Col. Sabine
Hydrography / Capt. Beechey
Tides / Rev. Dr. Whewell
Geography / W.J. Hamilton
Geology / Charles Darwin
Earthquakes / R. Mallet
Mineralogy / Sir H.T. de la Beche
Meteorology / Sir J.F.W. Herschel
Atmospheric waves / W.R. Birt
Zoology / Richard Owen
Botany / Sir W. Hooker
Ethnology / Dr. Pritchard. Medicine and medical statistics / Dr. Bryson
Statistics / G.R. Porter
At head of title: Published by authority of the lords commissioners of the Admiralty