Project Gutenberg 2015-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 138 Royal Society (Great Britain) Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge Society, Royal Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society Produced by Richard Tonsing, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3" by the Royal Society is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. This volume compiles a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories, particularly highlighting observations submitted to the Royal Society. It promises to engage readers interested in exploration, geography, and early scientific inquiry into various regions, especially those exploring the intersection of Europe and the Eastern world. The opening of this volume begins with an advertisement for newly published globes featuring recent discoveries in geography and astronomy, indicating the publication's emphasis on factual representation and scientific pursuits. Following this, it presents an account of a voyage in 1668 from England to Constantinople, narrated by Thomas Smith, detailing the maritime journey and the experiences of the ship’s crew as they navigate through various challenges, including harsh weather and encounters with local geography. The text emphasizes observations on tides, weather, and the sights seen along the way, setting a detailed and factual tone that characterizes the entire volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 Science -- Early works to 1800 AC Q QH Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 755042 755003 2024-09-21T04:41:37.457050 2023-09-21T14:29:59.277527 text/html text/html 761998 2015-10-15T19:09:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 782418 2015-10-15T19:09:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 872341 2024-09-21T04:41:50.045026 application/epub+zip 867119 2024-09-21T04:41:39.445053 application/epub+zip 391429 2024-09-21T04:41:38.445999 application/epub+zip 1096192 2024-09-21T04:41:57.328422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 985250 2024-09-21T04:41:48.857959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509036 2022-09-22T17:11:12.718711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662854 662737 2024-09-21T04:41:35.070035 2023-09-21T14:29:56.997954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 663273 2015-10-15T19:09:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 254044 2015-10-15T19:09:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19445 2024-09-21T04:41:57.476403 application/rdf+xml 26222 2024-09-21T04:41:38.586000 image/jpeg 4283 2024-09-21T04:41:38.518026 image/jpeg 791943 2024-09-21T04:41:37.542025 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia