The Life of William Scoresby (Paperback)

Preface; 1. 1789?1802. Ancestry; 2. 1803?7. Apprentice with his father; 3. 1807. Story of his voyage to Copenhagen; 4. 1808?10. Introduction to Sir Joseph Banks; 5. 1811?15. Marriage; 6. 1815?17. Visit to London; 7. 1817?18. Revival of the Arctic expeditions; 8. 1819?20. Commences his work on the Arctic regions; 9. 1821?2. Voyage of 1821; 10. 1822. Retreat of the whale to the east coast of Greenland; 11. 1824. Sir Walter Scott; 12. 1824?7. Obstacles; 13. 1827?38. Mariner's Church; 14. 1839?47. Degree of D.D.; 15. 1847?53. Second visit to America; 16. Various years. Magnetical investigations; 17. 1855?7. Voyage to Australia for magnetic research; Appendix.