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    <title>Scientific explorers</title>
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  <abstract>Discusses the history of scientific exploration with emphasis on the discoveries of Captain James Cook, Charles Darwin, and Alexander von Humboldt.</abstract>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">Rebecca Stefoff.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographic references and index</note>
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