Endeavour

Author : Peter Moore
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374715513
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Endeavour written by Peter Moore and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An immense treasure trove of fact-filled and highly readable fun.” --Simon Winchester, The New York Times Book Review A Sunday Times (U.K.) Best Book of 2018 and Winner of the Mary Soames Award for History An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world The Enlightenment was an age of endeavors, with Britain consumed by the impulse for grand projects undertaken at speed. Endeavour was also the name given to a collier bought by the Royal Navy in 1768. It was a commonplace coal-carrying vessel that no one could have guessed would go on to become the most significant ship in the chronicle of British exploration. The first history of its kind, Peter Moore’s Endeavour: The Ship That Changed the World is a revealing and comprehensive account of the storied ship’s role in shaping the Western world. Endeavour famously carried James Cook on his first major voyage, charting for the first time New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Yet it was a ship with many lives: During the battles for control of New York in 1776, she witnessed the bloody birth of the republic. As well as carrying botanists, a Polynesian priest, and the remains of the first kangaroo to arrive in Britain, she transported Newcastle coal and Hessian soldiers. NASA ultimately named a space shuttle in her honor. But to others she would be a toxic symbol of imperialism. Through careful research, Moore tells the story of one of history’s most important sailing ships, and in turn shines new light on the ambition and consequences of the Age of Enlightenment.

Author : Peter Aughton
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304362363
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Endeavour written by Peter Aughton and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated account of life on board the Endeavour and its epic journey into the unknown between 1768 and 1771. Captain James Cook's voyage resulted in the mapping of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. According to the British government (who wished to deceive the world of its true purpose) it was merely a scientific expedition to observe the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun, a measurement that could help establish the scale of the universe itself. The real purpose was to find Terra Australis. Peter Aughton's narrative brings to life the main characters.

Author : Ralph Kern
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780992907785
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Endeavour written by Ralph Kern and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Macdonald
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399064134
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Endeavour Journals written by John Macdonald and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1770 H.M. Bark Endeavour arrived in New Holland, Australia, the 'Continent of Smoke'. On board were Lieutenant James Cook, gentleman naturalist Joseph Banks, natural history artist Sydney Parkinson, and Midshipman James Magra. For the first time, this book combines the journals of these men to present a single, cohesive narrative that brings the story to life as never before. The journals are complimented by over 300 images, including charts, costal profiles, plans of harbors, and many original drawings executed during the voyage of the animals, people and landscape unique to the region. Of the many titles that are available concerning Cook and his voyaging, few focus on Cook’s New Holland experience. Most commonly these titles are interpretative accounts, and heavily weighted with the author’s opinion. However, here the story of New Holland is told in the words of the explorers themselves, containing first hand accounts of all the elements of drama, risk and first discovery. Focusing particularly on the contact with the Indigenous people and how they were first described by Europeans, this is an adaption of the discovery story made accessible to the general reader as well as the historian, without compromising the integrity of the original document. These adventurers were men of their own time, constrained by the common beliefs that fashioned the lives of people two hundred and fifty years ago. If some of their words sit uncomfortably with current thinking, we should remind ourselves that some of our own beliefs and actions, might similarly be thought beyond the pale by future generations, and that we too may find ourselves the target of criticism from those who come after us.

Author : Christopher B. Kaiser
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754641599
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Toward a Theology of Scientific Endeavour written by Christopher B. Kaiser and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores four foundations of scientific endeavour - the cosmos, human intelligence, cultural beliefs, and technological structures - and investigates some of the paradoxes each of them raises. The concurrent study of all four together reveals several tensions and interconnections among them that point the way to a greater unification of faith and science.Kaiser shows that the resolution of these paradoxes inevitably leads us into theological discourse and raises new challenges for theological endeavour. In order to address these challenges, Kaiser draws on the wider resources of the Judeo-Christian tradition and argues for a refocusing of contemporary theology from the perspective of natural science.

Author : Stephen Hayward Silberkraus
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439642648
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Space Shuttle Endeavour written by Stephen Hayward Silberkraus and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born out of tragedy and like none of her predecessors, over the course of her 25 missions and her 19-year career, this new orbiter would perform many vital and historic missions for humanity. Inspiring pride and admiration, Endeavour would fix the Hubble Space Telescope, begin construction of the International Space Station (ISS), and perform several Spacelab missions, never failing to expand man's knowledge of space. Endeavour's story was not to end with 25 missions in space but with one final mission, mission 26, her move from Florida to her new home in California. Atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Endeavour was flown piggyback across the United States for her final victory lap. Welcomed and waved along by millions of admirers, she was carried through the streets of Los Angeles to her final destination, the California Science Center in Downtown Los Angeles.

Author : Ian Dear
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781574090918
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enterprise to Endeavour written by Ian Dear and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively illustrated, this fine tribute evokes an eventful decade in nautical history; the fourth edition recounts restoration efforts and reports on the current revival of interest in these peerless crafts.

Author : Joseph A. McCullough
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147285621X
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stargrave: Bold Endeavour written by Joseph A. McCullough and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Stargrave supplement of exploration and adventure, full of strange and wonderful alien worlds, species, and technologies. Just beyond the rim of what was once 'civilized space' lies the vast, colourful expanse of the Crokoan Nebula. Seeking their fortunes, bold independent crews press deep into this largely unexplored sector. But the Ravaged Galaxy is a dangerous place, and the threats that crews face are not limited to those found on a planet's surface. In fact, more independent crews meet their ends in the dark void of space than are wiped out in gunfights. Black holes, asteroid fields, and even the legendary space kraken can all destroy a ship and its crew. It takes a deft hand on the controls, a sharp eye on navigation, and a bit of wizardry with the engines to fly between the stars. This supplement for Stargrave focuses on the ships that serve as the crews' transports, strategic headquarters, and homes, including new upgrades, a damage system, and rules for crew assignments such as piloting, gunnery, and navigation. New powers, soldiers, technology, and backgrounds for captains and first mates help reinforce crews, while rules for space encounters – dangerous, interesting, and potentially profitable incidents – and five new scenarios bring them face to face with strange alien species and other terrifying dangers in weird and wonderful locations, from unexplored planets to the depths of space.

Author : Martin Terry
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 : 0642276501
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cook's Endeavour Journal written by Martin Terry and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2008 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cook's Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story brings to life the record of one of the world's most famous expeditions, the circumnavigation of the globe by Lieutenant James Cook aboard HMB Endeavour. It is a timeless story of courageous exploration - the charting of New Zealand and Australia's eastern seaboard - and of high adventure: a stand-off with a hostile Brazilian army and a near-shipwreck that almost brought the voyage to a premature end. The voyage of the Endeavour helped make sense of the eighteenth-century world. Cook's Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story, told in Cook's own words and in historical detail, will help you understand how.

Author : John LaJoie
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1300448288
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enterprising Endeavour The Olympian Stronghold written by John LaJoie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: