Michael H Rosove
Biographic Data
| ID | 5591729 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael H Rosove |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael H |
| FAMILY NAME | Rosove |
| SIGNATURE | ROSOVE M H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9110-3317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The United States exploring expedition (1838–1842) and the recent surfacing of J. C. Palmer’s proof copies of his epic poem Antarctic Mariner’s Song of 1868
James Croxall Palmer served during the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 as assistant surgeon aboard the Peacock from late February to mid-April 1839 when it sailed with the pilot boat Flying-Fish on a difficult and treacherous high-latitude foray west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The papers of the Flying-Fish were lost with the destruction of the Peacock at the mouth of the Columbia River in July 1841, thus the book Palmer authored …
Who discovered the emperor penguin? A historical survey from James Cook to Robert F. Scott
The emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) is an iconic Antarctic species. George Robert Gray attributed the first description to Johann Reinhold Forster during James Cook's voyage of 1772–1775, attribution that persists to this day. Gray therefore honoured Forster in the emperor's scientific name—but he was almost certainly mistaken. Thaddeus von Bellingshausen in 1820 was probably the true first observer. Charles Wilkes in 1840 was next. Jame…
The folio issues of the Forsters’ Characteres Generum Plantarum (1775 and 1776)
The Characteres Generum Plantarum of Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster was the principal printed botanical work emanating from James Cook's second voyage of 1772–1775. The printing most frequently encountered is a 31.2 cm quarto dated 1776 that was probably run off in several hundred copies. A single 1775 quarto was recently discovered. Also produced was a well-known but very rare 47.5 cm folio. In this first-ever census of folio copies, …
An Antarctic tragedy
A newly discovered Antarctic poem, probably by Raymond Priestley, is presented
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An Antarctic tragedy
A newly discovered Antarctic poem, probably by Raymond Priestley, is presented
The folio issues of the Forsters’ Characteres Generum Plantarum (1775 and 1776)
The Characteres Generum Plantarum of Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster was the principal printed botanical work emanating from James Cook's second voyage of 1772–1775. The printing most frequently encountered is a 31.2 cm quarto dated 1776 that was probably run off in several hundred copies. A single 1775 quarto was recently discovered. Also produced was a well-known but very rare 47.5 cm folio. In this first-ever census of folio copies, …
Who discovered the emperor penguin? A historical survey from James Cook to Robert F. Scott
The emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) is an iconic Antarctic species. George Robert Gray attributed the first description to Johann Reinhold Forster during James Cook's voyage of 1772–1775, attribution that persists to this day. Gray therefore honoured Forster in the emperor's scientific name—but he was almost certainly mistaken. Thaddeus von Bellingshausen in 1820 was probably the true first observer. Charles Wilkes in 1840 was next. Jame…
The United States exploring expedition (1838–1842) and the recent surfacing of J. C. Palmer’s proof copies of his epic poem Antarctic Mariner’s Song of 1868
James Croxall Palmer served during the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 as assistant surgeon aboard the Peacock from late February to mid-April 1839 when it sailed with the pilot boat Flying-Fish on a difficult and treacherous high-latitude foray west of the Antarctic Peninsula. The papers of the Flying-Fish were lost with the destruction of the Peacock at the mouth of the Columbia River in July 1841, thus the book Palmer authored …
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