Journal, 1860.

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Journal, 1860.

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Journal of a tour to Labrador on board the steamer Bibb, 1860, by Edward Goodfellow, United States Coast Survey, member of the Labrador Eclipse Expedition, which was in the charge of Professor Stephen Alexander, of Princeton College; describes hazards of the journey, collisions with icebergs and submerged rocks, fishing industry off Nova Scotia, life of the Eskimos and Indians, magnetic and other scientific observations.

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Alexander, Stephen, 1806-1883

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Stephen Alexander was an astronomer, mathematician, author, and educator, under whose influence astronomy first developed as a separate discipline at Princeton University. He graduated with honors from Union College at the age of eighteen. A cousin and also a brother-in-law of Joseph Henry, he collaborated with Henry in his scientific investigations at Albany Academy and accompanied him to Princeton in 1832, when Henry became professor of natural philosophy. Appointed ...

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United States. Coast Guard

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Goodfellow, Edward, 1828-1899

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A.B. and A.M., U. of Pennsylvania, (1848, 1851); U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey career officer; editor, CGS publications. From the description of Papers, 1847-1893. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122480063 ...