Clements R. Markham

The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In 1881, the Royal Geographical Society published a brief history of its formation and work to mark its fiftieth anniversary.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9781108004602
• ISBN-10: 1108004601
• Artikelnr.: 26969798

Inhaltsangabe

1. The fathers of English geography
2. The royal society
3. The African Association
4. The Raleigh Club
5. Foundation of the Royal Geographical Society
5. Presidents and secretaries of the Royal Geographical Society, 1830-1850
7. Presidents and secretaries of the Royal Geographical Society, 1851-1881
8. Expeditions promoted by the Royal Geographical Society, and grants of the Royal Awards, 1830-1855
9. Expeditions promoted by the Royal Geographical Society and grants of the Royal Awards, 1855-1880
10. Publications of the Society-library and map room-educational measures
11. Progress of the Society
12. Comparative view of geographical knowledge in 1830 and 1880, with a notice of the work that still remains to be done
Appendix.