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William Scoresby

English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857)

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  • William Scoresby. Line engraving by E. Smith, 1821 after A. Mosses.
  • William Scoresby. Line engraving by E. Smith, 1821, after A. Mosses.

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    Greenland voyager / by Tom and Cordelia Stamp.

    Scoresby, William, 1789-1857. | Date: [1983], ©1983
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    The scientific papers of James Prescott Joule.

    Joule, James Prescott, 1818-1889. | Date: 1884-1887
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    Zoistic magnetism: being the substance of two lectures, descriptive of original views and investigations respecting this mysterious agency; delivered ... at Torquay, on the 24th of April and 1st of May, 1849 / by the Rev. W. Scoresby.

    Scoresby, William, 1789-1857. | Date: 1849
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    Magnetical investigations / By the Rev. William Scoresby.

    Scoresby, William, 1789-1857. | Date: 1839-1852

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