See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• EDWARD

EDWARD See also:

• PARRY (from Fr. parer, to ward off)
• PARRY, SIR CHARLES HUBERT HASTINGS, BART
• SIR WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY (179o–1855)

PARRY (179o–1855)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• REAR

rear-See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral and See also:

• ARCTIC (Gr. "ApKroc, the Bear, the northern constellation of Ursa Major)

Arctic explorer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath on the 19th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1790, the son of a See also:

• DOCTOR (Lat. for " teacher ")

doctor . At the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of thirteen he joined the See also:

• FLAG (or " FLAGGE," a common Teutonic word in this sense, but apparently first recorded in English)

flag-See also:

• SHIP

ship of Admiral See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis in the Channel See also:

• FLEET

fleet as a first-class volunteer, in 18o6 became a See also:

• MIDSHIPMAN

midshipman, and in 1810 was promoted to the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in the " See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander " See also:

• FRIGATE

frigate, which was employed for the next three years in the See also:

• PROTECTION

protection of the Spitzbergen See also:

• WHALE

whale See also:

• FISHERY (LAW OF)

fishery . He took See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage of this opportunity for the study and practice of astronomical observations in See also:

• NORTHERN

northern latitudes, and after-wards published the results of his studies in a small See also:

• VOLUME

volume on Nautical See also:

• ASTRONOMY (from Gr. &arpov, a star, and v ,usiv, to classify or arrange)

Astronomy by See also:

• NIGHT

Night (1816) . From 1813–1817 he served on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICAN

American station . In 1818 he was given the command of the " Alexander " brig in the Arctic expedition under See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain (afterwards See also:

• SIR

Sir) See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• ROSS
• ROSS, ALEXANDER (1699-1784)
• ROSS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1841- )
• ROSS, JOHN, or KOOESKOOWE (179o-1866)
• ROSS, ROBERT (1766-1814)
• ROSS, SIR HEW DALRYMPLE (1779-1868)
• ROSS, SIR JAMES CLARK (1800-1862)
• ROSS, SIR JOHN (1777-1856)

Ross . This expedition returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England without having made any new discoveries but See also:

• PARRY (from Fr. parer, to ward off)
• PARRY, SIR CHARLES HUBERT HASTINGS, BART
• PARRY, SIR WILLIAM EDWARD (179o–1855)

Parry, confident, as he expressed it, "that attempts at Polar See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery had been hitherto relinquished just at a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time when there was the greatest See also:

• CHANCE (through the O. Fr. cheance, from the Late Lat. cadentia, things happening, from cadere, to fall out, happen; cf. " case ")

chance of succeeding," in the following See also:

• YEAR

year obtained the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief command of a new Arctic expedition; consisting of the two See also:

• SHIPS

ships " Griper " and " Hecla." This expedition returned to England in See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1820 after a voyage of almost unprecedented Arctic success (see POLAR REGIONS), having accomplished more than See also:

• HALF

half the See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

journey from See also:

• GREENLAND (Danish, &c., Gronland)

Greenland to See also:

• BERING (BEHRING), VITUS (1680-1741)

Bering Strait, the completion of which solved the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient problem of a North-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west Passage . A narrative of the expedition, entitled See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal of a Voyage to discover a North-west Passage, appeared in 1821 . Upon his return Lieutenant Parry was promoted to the rank of See also:

• COMMANDER

commander . In May 1821 he set See also:

• SAIL

sail with the " Fury " and " Hecla " on a second expedition to discover a North-west Passage, but was compelled to return to England in See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1823 without achieving his purpose . During his See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence he had in November 1821 been promoted to See also:

• POST

post rank, and shortly after his return he was appointed acting hydrographer to the See also:

• NAVY

navy . His Journal of a Second Voyage, &c., appeared in 1824 . With the same ships he undertook a third expedition on the same quest in 1824, but was again unsuccessful, and the " Fury " being wrecked, he returned See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home in October 1825 with a See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

double ship's See also:

• COMPANY

company .

Of this voyage he published an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account in 1826 . In the following year he obtained the See also:

• SANCTION (Lat. sanctia, from sancire, to decree or ordain)

sanction of the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

Admiralty for an See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt on the North See also:

• POLE (FAMILY)
• POLE, REGINALD (1500-1558)
• POLE, RICHARD DE LA (d. 1525)
• POLE, WILLIAM (1814—1900)

Pole from the northern shores of Spitzbergen, and his extreme point of 82° 45' N. See also:

• LAT

lat. remained for 49 years the highest See also:

• LATITUDE (Lat. latitudo, latus, broad)

latitude attained . He published an account of this journey under the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of Narrative of the Attempt to reach the IT North Pole, &c . (1827) . In See also:

• APRIL

April 1829 he was knighted . He was subsequently selected for the post of See also:

• COMPTROLLER

comptroller of the newly created See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam machinery of the Navy, and held this See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office until his retirement from active service in 1846, when he was appointed captain-See also:

• SUPERINTENDENT

superintendent of Haslar See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

Hospital . He attained the rank of rear-admiral in 1852, and in the following year became a See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• GREENWICH

Greenwich Hospital, and retained this post till his See also:

• DEATH

death on the 8th of See also:

• JULY

July 1855 . The religious See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of Sir See also:

• EDWARD

Edward Parry's See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character was strongly marked, and besides the See also:

• JOURNALS

journals of his different voyages he was also the author of a Lecture to See also:

• SEAMEN, LAWS RELATING TO

Seamen, and Thoughts on the Parental Character of See also:

• GOD

God . See See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs of Rear-Admiral Sir W . E . Parry, by his son, Rev . Edward Parry (3rd ed., 1857) .