Book Info enlarge picture Science and Exploration   Author: Margaret Lincoln ISBN: 0851157211 Format: Publish Date:         /bookfreeway/freewaycompare?isbn=0851157211&src=Science+and+Exploration          Book Review Book Description The exploration of the Pacific in the eighteenth century by western Europeans has an enduring fascination for both specialists and a wider public. Within this field, Cook's voyages have a particular appeal: they include exciting elements of danger, scientific investigation, encounters between different cultures. The essays in this volume, the result of a conference held in 1997 by the...