Exploring and surveying expedition, 1838 to 1842. It began on 18 August 1838 and lasted until 10 June 1842 (about 4 years). The setting was Pacific Ocean. It was part of European and American voyages of scientific exploration. Those involved included William Brackenridge, Charles Wilkes, James Dwight Dana and Titian Peale.
Before and after
- 1838Founding of The Times of India
- 1838Friedrich Bessel measures the first stellar parallax
- 18 February 1838Birth of Ernst Mach
- from 25 May 1838 to 1 January 1839Cherokee removal
- from 18 August 1838 to 10 June 1842United States Exploring Expedition
- 1839Photography
- 1839Publication of Oliver Twist
- 1839Cell theory
- January 1839Discovery of lanthanum
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- from 3 July 1815 to 3 August 1818Russian Rurik Expedition
- from 25 October 1859 to 1 January 1862Prussian expedition to East Asia (1859-1862)
- from 14 November 1907 to 30 November 19071907 Sub-Antarctic Islands Scientific Expedition
- from 3 June 1910 to 30 January 1912Amundsen's South Pole expedition
- 14 December 1911Amundsen reaches the South Pole
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.