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.

William Scoresby, Arctic explorer (1789-1857) / by Hugh Montgomery.

William Scoresby, Arctic scientist / Tom and Cordelia Stamp ; foreword by the Marquis of Normanby.

Greenland voyager / by Tom and Cordelia Stamp.

The scientific papers of James Prescott Joule.

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.

Magnetical investigations / By the Rev. William Scoresby.

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William Scoresby

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Greenland voyager / by Tom and Cordelia Stamp.

The scientific papers of James Prescott Joule.

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.

Magnetical investigations / By the Rev. William Scoresby.