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Author:   Haim Goren
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Volume:   v. 6
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781848854963

ISBN 10:   184885496
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   25 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART I. Britain, Europe, and the Near East, 1830-50 Chapter 1 European military agents in the early 1830s: 'The early spies' Callier, Chesney and Lvov Chapter 2 The Euphrates Expedition, 1834-7 2.1 British interests and activities in Syria and Palestine 2.2 British military scientific enterprises in Palestine following the 1840 campaign PART II The Dead Sea and the Jordan Rift Valley, myth and research Chapter 3 Early explorers 3.1 Costigan, the first victim, and the sailing on the Dead Sea 3.2 'It appears to be considerably lower than the ocean': Moore and Beek Chapter 4 'The chase after the level', Dead Sea and Jordan depression measurements 1837-1848: First barometrical measurements Chapter 5 Who should be crowned as the great discoverer? Publications and discussions following Moore's and Beek's report Chapter 6 Further measurements and triangulation Chapter 7 Conclusive explorations: Molyneux and Lynch Conclusive remarks Bibliography Name Index Index Locorum

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'This is a work of exemplary scholarship - learned, reflective, and deeply considered.' - Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, Kings College, University of London

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Haim Goren is an historical geographer in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Tel-Hai College, Israel. His main fields of interest are European activity in Ottoman Palestine and the Near East, the history of the scientific study of that region, mainly the Holy Land, and pilgrim and traveller literature.

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