Overview
Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences. They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers. If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
- | Author: Jules Verne
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jul 10, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 228 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1515021130
- | ISBN-13: 9781515021131
