Discusses the history of scientific exploration with special emphasis on the discoveries of Captain James Cook, Charles Darwin, and Alexander von Humboldt.
Biography of the eighteenth-century British explorer and navigator who is famous for his three great voyages of exploration in the South Pacific Ocean, as well as for his attempt to find a Northwest passage across the North American continent.
Details the life and expeditions of Captain James Cook, discussing his childhood, family, exploratory voyages, search for the Northwest Passage, and death.