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	William Edward Parry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parry was born in Bath, the son of a doctor.
		Parry served as Commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company based in at Tahlee on the northern shore of Port Stephens New South Wales, Australia from 1829 to 1834.
		Parry was subsequently selected for the post of comptroller of the newly-created department of steam machinery of the Navy, and held this office until his retirement from active service in 1846, when he was appointed captain-superintendent of Haslar Hospital.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Edward_Parry (710 words)

	William Parry - The Arctic and More - 19th Century - Pathfinders and Passageways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		William Edward Parry was born in Bath, England.
		Parry left in May 1819 to try to meet Franklin coming over land, and confirmed that there were no mountains such as Ross had seen.
		Parry conducted a last voyage in 1827 to reach the North Pole by crossing the ice in the Spitzbergen archipelago.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /explorers/h24-1820-e.html (1064 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Parry, not having seen these mountains, was disappointed by his commander’s decision and remained convinced of the possibility of a passage through Lancaster Sound.
		Among the reforms effected during Parry’s superintendency were the organization of care for the insane in place of the previous custodial incarceration, an improvement in the standard of nursing, and numerous changes in medical practice.
		Parry’s contribution to the exploration of the Arctic is recognized in the number of geographical features that bear his name.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38245 (3337 words)

	Parry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Parry (born 1967), known for his Usenet contributions under the alias Kibo.
		Parry, a Tamil king who ruled Kolli Hills and known for his genorisity.
		Parry Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parry (173 words)

	William Parry Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sir William Edward Parry (December 19, 1790 - July 8, 1855) was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer.
		At the age of thirteen he joined the flag-ship of Admiral Cornwallis in the Channel fleet as a first-class volunteer, in 1806 became a midshipman, and in 1810 received promotion to the rank of lieutenant in the frigate Alexander frigate, which occupied the next three years in the protection of the Spitzbergen whale fishery.
		Sir Edward Parry’s character had a strong religious side, and besides the journals of his different voyages he also wrote a Lecture to Seamen, and Thoughts on the Parental Character of God.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Parry_William.html (509 words)

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		Edwards a report of their respective cases; as also of consulting that gentleman as to the means of improving the warmth, ventilation, and general comfort of the inhabited parts of the ship.
		Edwards remarked, that the stiffness of the thick leather of which they were made was such as to cramp the feet, and prevent the circulation from going on freely; and that this alone was sufficient to account for their feet having been frostbitten.
		Edwards at first took to be rheumatic, but which, together with the appearance of his gums, now left no doubt of the symptoms being scorbutic.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/13512/13512.txt (15083 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		William (Bill) Edward Parry was born at Orange, New South Wales, in 1878.
		One of the founders of the New Zealand Federation of Labour, Parry was its vice president from 1911 to 1913.
		Parry had been at first reluctant to strike at Waihi, but was forced into a more militant position by supporters of the Industrial Workers of the World.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=3P12&QuickSearch=true (910 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Parry, Sir William Edward (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PARRY, SIR WILLIAM EDWARD [Parry, Sir William Edward], 1790-1855, British arctic explorer and rear admiral.
		Parry sailed westward through Lancaster Sound and discovered and named Melville Island and others of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, as well as naming Barrow Strait.
		Two other unsuccessful attempts were made (1821-23, 1824-25) to find the Northwest Passage, in the course of which Fury and Hecla Strait was discovered and new information about the Arctic was disclosed.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Parry-Si.asp (391 words)

	Research guide Q2: Polar exploration: Sources of information in the National Maritime Museum : Exploration : Research ...
		Parry, William Edward, Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, performed in the years 1819-20.
		Parry, William Edward, Journal of a second voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: performed in the years 1821-22-23, in His Majesty's Ships Fury and Hecla (London, John Murray, 1824) 910.4(987)"1821/1823":094.
		Parry, William Edward, Journal of a third voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, performed in the years 1824-25 in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Fury (London, John Murray, 1826) 910.4(987)"1824/1825":094.
	www.nmm.ac.uk /server/show/conWebDoc.596/viewPage/2 (1166 words)

	William Parry - Arctic Explorers - All Things Arctic
		On Parry's first voyage, his expedition almost reached the 113th meridian and qualified for the 5,000£ prize offered by the Board of Longitude to the first vessel to cross the 110th meridian in high northern latitudes.
		On Parry's third voyage, one of the boats, the Fury, was badly damaged by ice and abandoned in August while the other ship sailed as far as Creswell Bay to sight Cape Garry.
		Sir William Edward Parry was born in Bath, England on December 19, 1790.
	www.allthingsarctic.com /exploration/parry.aspx (549 words)

	Parry 1820
		It says much for Parry's fortitude and skills that he was able in these conditions to observe very accurately the halo display.
		Parry drew two other arcs extending outwards at the horizon from the 46° halo and these were earlier attributed to infralateral arcs incorrectly drawn by Parry.
		Parry drew the parhelic circle parallel to the horizon as indeed it is, the 'camera' projection of the simulation renders it curved.
	www.sundog.clara.co.uk /halo/p1820.htm (309 words)

	Parry, Sir William Edward (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Parry was an officer in the British Navy just as it turned its attention to the discovery of a sea passage through the Arctic Archipelago.
		He was, however, the first European to use Inuit dog sleds as a means of travel in the North.
		Suggested Reading Anne Parry, Parry of the Arctic: The Life Story of Sir Edward Parry 1790-1855 (1963).
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0006112 (188 words)

	University Press of Colorado
		Parry was an avid botanical explorer, and many species of plants bear his name.
		He is not to be confused with Sir William Edward Parry, 1790 - 1855, the English navigator and Arctic explorer.
		Parry’s greatest contribution to science is probably his exploration of the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado; through the distribution of his botanical collections he introduced the Colorado flora to the world.
	www.upcolorado.com /bookdetail.asp?isbn=0-87081-431-1 (145 words)

	Sir William Edward Parry
		Although he was not successful, one of his Arctic expeditions almost reached the 113th meridian and qualified for the £5,000 prize offered by the Board of Longitude to the first vessel to cross the 110th meridian in high northern latitudes.
		The arrival of a group of Inuit that winter led to a friendly relationship, and they told Parry of a strait that led to a sea in the west.
		One of Parry's contributions was to prove to the British Navy that survival through an Arctic winter was possible (much to the relief of the Inuit).
	www.athropolis.com /arctic-facts/fact-parry.htm (288 words)

	William Bay National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At William Bay, extensive tracts of bare, moving sand dunes are still actively burying living stands of karri forest and, as the sand moves, revealing the upper parts of majestic old karri trees, which were once covered by shifting sand.
		The road into William Bay leaves the Highway in a mixed forest of low trees and shrubs, and rapidly passes to a small dell dominated by tall karri.
		William Bay was named after Sir William Edward Parry RN, a famous British Arctic Explorer and navigator (1790-1855).
	www.calm.wa.gov.au /national_parks/previous_parks_month/william_bay.html (1711 words)

	Caleb Hillier Parry (www.whonamedit.com)
		Caleb Hillier Parry was the son of a non-conformist minister in Cirencester and the eldest of ten children.
		Parry was a founder member of the Geological Society, and belonged to the short-lived Philosophical Society.
		He was the elder brother of the famous Polar explorer Admiral Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855), rear admiral in the royal navy.
	www.whonamedit.com /doctor.cfm/397.html (870 words)

	Edward Sabine Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in various parts of British territory all over the globe and a great part of his life was devoted to their direction, and to the reduction and discussion of their observations.
		Edward Sabine was born in Dublin on 14 October 1788.
		In the eighteenth century Sir Edmund Halley and William Whiston (Newton’s successor as Lucasian professor at Cambridge) had theorized that one could calculate both the latitude and longitude of any position on the surface of the earth by measuring the magnetic dip of a compass needle.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Sabine_Edward.html (2419 words)

	University of Delaware: TWO HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: Arctic Exploration
		The Voyages of Edward Parry, 1819-20; 1821-23; 1824-25.
		Parry's disagreements with John Ross after their 1818 voyage to Baffin Bay, over the issue of whether Lancaster Sound was landlocked, led to Parry being selected to command the Hecla and Griper on a new expedition in the following year.
		Parry passed through Lancaster Sound, discovered and named Barrow Strait, discovered an archipelago since known as the Parry Islands, wintered on the south coast of Melville Island, and returned safely in 1820.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/voyages/arctic.htm (2045 words)

	Parry Sound Public Library: Local History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The area of Parry Sound, at the mouth of the Seguin River, on Georgian Bay, was well-known long before it became a town.
		Parry Sound (the bay from which the town gets its name), was named by Commander Henry Wolsey Bayfield, who was commissioned to map Lake Huron and Georgian Bay in 1820.
		William Beatty's second son, also named William Beatty, (1835-1898), soon took over as manager of the operations, and is considered the "founder" of the town.
	www.pspl.on.ca /localhistory.htm (854 words)

	Parry Arcs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Parry arcs were named after Sir William Edward Parry (1790 - 1855) who searched for the Northwest passage and described many halos.
		There are sunvex and suncave Parry arcs visible as thin coloured bows touching the circumscribed halo.
		Above: Suncave Parry arcs and fragments of the circumscribed halo at a solar elevation of 20° and 30°.
	www.engl.paraselene.de /html/parry_arcs.html (70 words)

	Philadelphia Rare Books and Manuscripts: Travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The volume is illustrated with 14 plates and six maps, four of which are oversized and folding; the appendix includes tables of navigational and chronometer data, lunar observations, and a report on the state of health and disease among the men.
		Parry, William E. Journal of a third voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: performed in the years 1824–25, in His Majesty's ships Hecla and Fury.
		Sir William Edward Parry (1790–1855) made a successful naval career and earned a knighthood exploring the Arctic.
	www.prbm.com /interest/travels-p-z.shtml (4365 words)

	[Letter] 1828 April 21, Weymouth Street [to] Robert Balmanno / (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Parry writes to say he feels very deeply the honor that the Artists' Benevolent Fund has bestowed on him by requesting his attendance at their upcoming festival.
		He declares himself "fully sensible of the excellence and benevolence of this Institution" and declines with regret.
		A Friend of the Royal Geographic Society and a member of the Royal Navy, Parry commanded two voyages to discover a north-west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific 1819-20 1821-23 with the ships
	digital.lib.lehigh.edu /remain/620 (126 words)

	Sir William Edward Parry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Parry is likely Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855), who as a midshipman in the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars fought against the Danes (1808) before being posted to the arctic patrols that safeguarded the whale fishery (1810).
		Dickens would be alluding to Parry in his capacity as the commander of five arctic expeditions, and participant in the expedition led by Sir John Ross to reach the North Pole on sledges from Spitsbergen (1827).
		After receiving a knighthood in 1829, Parry served as controller of the department of navy (1837), superintendent of Haslar (1846), rear-admiral (1852), and Governor of Greenwich Naval Hospital (1853).
	www.victorianweb.org /authors/dickens/arctic/parry.html (142 words)

	Parry Sound and Muskoka Genweb
		The Parry Sound District and the Muskoka District are bordered on the South by Simcoe County, to the North by Temiskaming District and to the East by Nipissing District and Haliburton County.
		Parry Sound is the largest natural harbour on Georgian Bay.
		According to the Algonkin native language, Muskoka is loosely translated as “the land of red earth.” Both the Muskoka and Parry Sound Districts have been well known to tourists for over 100 years.
	www.waynecook.com /main_page.html (351 words)

	History of Parry Sound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Parry Sound, the largest natural harbour on Georgian Bay, was named by "Captain Henry Bayfield" after Sir William Edward Parry, the Arctic explorer.
		William Gibson built a sawmill at the mouth of the Seguin River in 1857.
		During both World Wars, Parry Sound's population was swelled by workers from the nearby explosives plants at Nobel.
	www.zeuter.com /parrysd/history.htm (264 words)

	Sir William Edward Parry
		Parry sailed westward through Lancaster Sound and discovered and named Melville Island and others of the
		Northwest Passage: The Search for a Passage - The Search for a Passage Sir Martin Frobisher, the English explorer, was the first European to...
		(elegy attributed to William Shakespeare possibly written by William Stradling, a cousin......
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0837719.html (316 words)

	AIM25: Institute of Commonwealth Studies: PARRY, Rear Admiral Sir William Edward (1790-1855)
		The Australian Agricultural Company was established by charter in 1824, with a grant of one million acres in New South Wales, and the object of breeding fine-woolled sheep and employing a large number of convicts.
		Sir William Edward Parry was appointed Commissioner in 1829, with the task of finding better grazing land, and to arrange for the exchange of at least part of the grant.
		The text was presented to ICS by Ann Parry in 1995.
	www.aim25.ac.uk /cats/16/5000.htm (395 words)

	Arctic Chronology
		The first white men to winter in the Arctic, Parry worked hard to overcome the brutal weather and the crushing ennui during eight months in his "Winter Harbour" on the south coast of Melville Island.
		Parry returned to England in 1820 after sighting Banks Island in the distance.
		It is interesting to note the complete disregard by the British Admiralty of the survival techniques taught to Parry by the natives throughout the remainder of the British exploration of the Arctic.
	www.ekkane.org /chronlgy.htm (1377 words)

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