United States Exploring Expedition
The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States from 1838 to 1842. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. Funding for the original expedition was requested by President John Quincy Adams in 1828, however, Congress would not implement funding until eight years later. In May 1836, the oceanic exploration voyage was finally authorized by Congress and created by President Andrew Jackson. The expedition is sometimes called the "U.S. Ex. Ex." for short, or the "Wilkes Expedition" in honor of its next appointed commanding officer, United States Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. The expedition was of major importance to the growth of science in the Unit
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United States Exploring Expedition
The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States from 1838 to 1842. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. Funding for the original expedition was requested by President John Quincy Adams in 1828, however, Congress would not implement funding until eight years later. In May 1836, the oceanic exploration voyage was finally authorized by Congress and created by President Andrew Jackson. The expedition is sometimes called the "U.S. Ex. Ex." for short, or the "Wilkes Expedition" in honor of its next appointed commanding officer, United States Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. The expedition was of major importance to the growth of science in the Unit
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De United States Exploring Exp ...... lmatig doden aan beide kanten.
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Die United States Exploring Ex ...... i der Smithsonian Institution.
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La Expedición Wilkes o Expedic ...... de la ciencia estadounidense.
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La United States Exploring Exp ...... lla spedizione Charles Wilkes.
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L’expédition Wilkes, officiell ...... ation Portail de l’exploration
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The United States Exploring Ex ...... n, as well as a few Americans.
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アメリカ合衆国探検遠征隊(アメリカがっしゅうこくたんけんえん ...... 数十名の原住民と共に数人のアメリカ人も殺されることになった。
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1 schooner sunk
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Successful expedition and defeat of aboriginal peoples.
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"Andes near Alparmarca, Peru: ...... xpedition, digitally restored.
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De United States Exploring Exp ...... odore Thomas ap Catesby Jones.
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Die United States Exploring Ex ...... ten in den USA populär wurden.
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La Expedición Wilkes o Expedic ...... de la ciencia estadounidense.
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La United States Exploring Exp ...... lla spedizione Charles Wilkes.
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L’expédition Wilkes, officiell ...... es de membres de son équipage.
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The United States Exploring Ex ...... growth of science in the Unit
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アメリカ合衆国探検遠征隊(アメリカがっしゅうこくたんけんえん ...... 数十名の原住民と共に数人のアメリカ人も殺されることになった。
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Expedición Wilkes
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Expédition Wilkes
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United States Exploring Expedition
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United States Exploring Expedition
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United States Exploring Expedition
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United States Exploring Expedition
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アメリカ合衆国探検遠征隊
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