A not so Pacific voyage: the 'floating laboratory' of Nicolas Baudin |
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| Authors: | Kingston Ralph |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of History, Thach Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA |
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| Abstract: | Nicolas Baudin's voyage to Australia in 1800 was particularly fractious. Many officers and scientists deserted. When stories of mission mismanagement leaked back to France, Baudin's reputation--and the public reputation of the expedition as a whole--was left in tatters. All was not Baudin's fault, however. Scientific rivalries--disputes over credit and quarrels over mission priorities--undermined his mission from the start, and explain why his attempt to use a 'public' journal to foster teamwork backfired. Unable to control his floating laboratory's paperwork, Baudin became an 'invisible commander'. After the expedition returned, naturalist Fran?ois Péron assumed credit for its work. |
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