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<p>. The article takes part in the controversy surrounding the scientific heritage of Johann Forster born in Poland, of Scottish ancestry, writing in Latin, German and English. The main medium are Johann’s Journals drafted in English during Cook’s Second Circumnavigation. This article first presents the scientific controversy surrounding the posthumously published <italic>Journals</italic>…. Then in eleven topic-organised sections it depicts critically the geographical and geographo/geological character of these diaries.</p>
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. The article takes part in the controversy surrounding the scientific heritage of Johann Forster born in Poland, of Scottish ancestry, writing in Latin, German and English. The main medium are Johann’s Journals drafted in English during Cook’s Second Circumnavigation. This article first presents the scientific controversy surrounding the posthumously published Journals…. Then in eleven topic-organised sections it depicts critically the geographical and geographo/geological character of these diaries.

Some geographical and geological aspects in Johann Forster’s posthumous journals… controversy – HMS resolution memoirs never refined

Quaestiones Geographicae

. The article takes part in the controversy surrounding the scientific heritage of Johann Forster born in Poland, of Scottish ancestry, writing in Latin,...

Some geographical and geological aspects in Johann Forster’s posthumous journals… controversy – HMS resolution memoirs never refined

Published Online: Oct 21, 2012

Page range: 89 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0023-

Keywords
18th c. geography & geology, Cook’s Second Voyage memoirs

This content is open access.

Some geographical and geological aspects in Johann Forster’s posthumous journals… controversy – HMS resolution memoirs never refined

Published Online: Oct 21, 2012

Page range: 89 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0023-

Keywords18th c. geography & geology, Cook’s Second Voyage memoirs

This content is open access.

Keywords
18th c. geography & geology, Cook’s Second Voyage memoirs