!!!Novara-Expedition

Novara Expedition 1857-1859, first major scientific mission of the 
Austrian navy carried out by the frigate "Novara", which 
circumnavigated the world under the command of B. von 
Wuellersdorf-Urbair. This exploration expedition, prepared by the 
Academy of Sciences and led by experts (headed by the geologist 
F. v.  Hochstetter and the zoologist G. von Frauenfeld), 
brought about internationally acclaimed results ( Discoveries and 
Explorations ).

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Most research was done on St. Paul Island, the Nicobar Islands and in 
New Zealand (where Hochstetter stayed there and conducted the first 
geological survey of New Zealand). Oceanographic research, especially 
in the South Pacific, helped oceanography to become a science in its 
own right. The collections of botanical, zoological (26,000 preserved 
specimens) and ethnological material greatly added to the exhibits of 
Austrian museums, the large number of geomagnetic surveys enriched 
scientific knowledge. Leaves of the coca plant were brought to Austria 
and cocaine was produced for the first time in pure form in 1860.

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The scientific findings were gathered in a work called "Reise der 
oesterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde" (The Austrian Frigate 
Novara's Journey around the World, 21 volumes, 1861-1876) and 
published by the Academy of Sciences. A popular version with the same 
title (3 volumes) was edited by K. Scherzer 1864-1866.

!Literature
F. Wallisch, Sein Schiff hiess Novara, 1966; K. Scherzer 
and G. Treffer, Die Weltumseglung der Novara 1857-59, 1973.


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