Dead Sea Level

Haim Goren is an historical geographer in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Tel-Hai College, Israel. His main fields of interest are European activity in Ottoman Palestine and the Near East, the history of the scientific study of that region, mainly the Holy Land, and pilgrim and traveller literature.

• IntroductionPART I. Britain, Europe, and the Near East, 1830-50Chapter 1 European military agents in the early 1830s: 'The early spies' Callier, Chesney and Lvov Chapter 2 The Euphrates Expedition, 1834-7 2.1 British interests and activities in Syria and Palestine 2.2 British military scientific enterprises in Palestine following the 1840 campaign PART II The Dead Sea and the Jordan Rift Valley, myth and research Chapter 3 Early explorers3.1 Costigan, the first victim, and the sailing on the Dead Sea 3.2 ‘It appears to be considerably lower than the ocean’: Moore and BeekChapter 4 'The chase after the level', Dead Sea and Jordan depression measurements 1837-1848:First barometrical measurementsChapter 5 Who should be crowned as the great discoverer? Publications and discussions following Moore’s and Beek’s report Chapter 6 Further measurements and triangulationChapter 7 Conclusive explorations: Molyneux and LynchConclusive remarks BibliographyName Index Index Locorum

'This is a work of exemplary scholarship - learned, reflective, and deeply considered.' - Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, Kings College, University of London