Top 10 Expeditions of Scientific Discovery
Friday, 17 February 2012 16:36 Published in Science & TechnologyA society willing to mount explorations reaps the benefits of discovery. Throughout history, while many such expeditions had conquest or riches in mind, a different sort of voyage emerged around the time of the Renaissance — travel with the stated objective of geographic or scientific discovery. Our ventures into space aside, here are 10 famous terrestrial expeditions that provided insight into the physical and natural world.
