Search Results for "James Cook"
Eclipse trips
history of scienceOn the day of a total solar eclipse visible across North America, Jon Bushell looks at accounts of eclipses in the collections of the Royal Society.
Terra nullius?
history of scienceRead more about the principle of terra nullius, the idea of land being unclaimed and available for the taking, and how this became key to British colonialism.
Gentlemen, wild boys, and a baboon on guitar
history of scienceRupert Baker finds an eclectic range of subject matter in the Library's copies of The Gentleman's Magazine.