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Accidental Explorers: Surprises and Side Trips in the History of Discovery (Extraordinary Explorers) by Stefoff, Rebecca , 1951- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-148) and index, Introduction: Walpole's wonderful world -- Discovered by accident -- In search of a phantom -- Unexpected explorers -- Survivors and adventurers -- Afterword: Why of exploration -- Chronology -- Further reading -- Index, Discusses the role of chance in the discoveries of such explorers as Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Dr. David Livingstone, and Jedediah Smith, Lamp of science -- Pursuing knowledge in far places: First scientific expeditions -- Awakening of Egypt -- Charting the American West -- Science at sea -- Artists in the Pacific -- Naturalists in the Great unknown: South American adventure -- African adventure -- Asian adventure -- Exploration and evolution -- Exploring new worlds: World beneath the waves -- Space--Final frontier -- New kind of exploration -- Index

Author

Stefoff, Rebecca , 1951-

Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195076899

Subjects

Travel, Anthropology, Literary Fiction