Before we enter upon a recital of the great expeditions of the eighteenth century, we shall do well to chronicle the immense progress made during that period by the sciences. They rectified a crowd of prejudices and established a solid basis for the labours of astronomers and geographers. If we refer them solely to the matter before us, they radically modified cartography, and ensured for navigation a security hitherto unknown.
| Author: Jules Verne |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jul 10, 2015 |
| Number of Pages: 228 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1515021130 |
| ISBN-13: 9781515021131 |
