George Best (chronicler)
George Best (died 1584) was a member of the second and third Martin Frobisher voyages in positions of importance; as Frobisher's lieutenant on the second and as captain of the Anne Francis on the third. He published A True Discourse of the Late Voyages of Discoverie (1578).[1]
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Life
He was the son of Robert Best, an interpreter for the Muscovy Company, and Anne Bowman, and the brother of the sea captain Thomas Best, and Henry who may have been involved in works based on the True Discourse.[1][2] Sir Christopher Hatton as backer nominated Best to take part in one of the Frobisher voyages.[3]
Best was killed in a duel with Oliver St John around March 1584.[4]
Works
The True Discourse included the First Frobisher Voyage, in which Best did not participate, as well as the other two (1577 and 1578) as an eye-witness.[5] It appeared in the explorationn collection of Richard Hakluyt.[6] Later, in reprinting the material, Hakluyt removed some passages, in particular one suggesting that the aim of the exploration was prospecting for minerals, rather than the North-West Passage.[1]
George Best is also credited with working out the warmth of the tropics was due to the sun's light being spread over a smaller area, rather than their closer proximity to the sun.[7]
Notes
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External links
Bibliography
- George Best, A true discourse of the late voyages of discoverie: for findig of a passage to Cathaya, Publisher Bynnyman, 1578
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