 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 pages
...make its latitude to be 64B 13', and its longitude 186° 36'. In justice to the memory of Beering, I must say, that he has delineated the coast very...longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by. This judgment is not formed from Mr Muller's account of the voyage,... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...make its latitude to be 64* 13', and its longitude 186° 36'. In justice to the memory of Beering, I must say, that he has delineated the coast very...longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by. This judgment is not formed from Mr Muller's account of the voyage,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 526 pages
...make its latitude to be 64* 13?, and its longitude 186° 36'. In justice to the memory of Beering, I must say, that he has delineated the coast very...longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by. This judgment is not formed from Mr Mailer's account of the voyage,... | |
 | James Cook - Voyages and travels - 1842 - 654 pages
...make its latitude to be 64° 13', and its longitude 186° 36'. In justice to the memory of Beering, I must say that he has delineated the coast very well,...longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by. This judgment is not formed from Mr. Muller's account of the voyage,... | |
 | Peter Lauridsen - History - 1889 - 258 pages
...1774. — Bushing's Magazine, VIII., IX. 14. Cook and King: Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, III., 473: "In justice to the memory of Bering, I must say that...longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by. This judgment is not formed from Mr. Miiller's account of the voyage... | |
 | Adolphus Washington Greely - Arctic regions - 1895 - 308 pages
...first put in accessible and fairly accurate shape. After saying : ' BERING delineated the (Asiatic) coast very well, and fixed the latitude and longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by,' COOK, the navigator, shrewdly and justly adds : ' His misfortunes... | |
 | Arthur Kitson - Explorers - 1907 - 682 pages
...this part of the world, Cook says : "In justice to Behring's memory, I must say he delineated this coast very well, and fixed the latitude and longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by." Finding the Asiatic side appeared to be destitute of timber, they... | |
 | Derek Hayes - Atlases - 2001 - 242 pages
...journal: Injustice to lieluings Memory. I must say he has delineated this Coast very •ire// (ind fixed the latitude and longitude of the points better than could be expected from the Method.* he liad to go by. On his way he called at the island of I'nalaska. where he met Russian... | |
 | 1976 - 580 pages
...a thoroughly scientific navigator, later confirmed die accuracy of Bering's observations, writing, "In justice to the memory of Bering, I must say that he had delineated the coast very well, and fixed the latitude and longitude of the points better than... | |
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I must say, that he has delineated the coast very well, and fixed the latitude and longitude of the points better than could be expected from the methods he had to go by. 