Book Info enlarge picture Science and Exploration in the Pacific   Author: Margarette Lincoln ISBN: 0851158366 Format: Publish Date:         /bookfreeway/freewaycompare?isbn=0851158366&src=Science+and+Exploration+in+the+Pacific          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 take as their point of departure Cook's first voyage...