Longitude and empire how Captain Cook's voyages changed the world /

Richardson, Brian William, 1966-

Longitude and empire how Captain Cook's voyages changed the world / [electronic resource] : Brian W. Richardson. - Vancouver : UBC Press, c2005. - xvi, 240 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.




Cook, James, 1728-1779 --Influence.


Discoveries in geography.
Voyages around the world--History--18th century.


Electronic books.

G246.C7 / R47 2005

910/.92