<Ul> <Li> Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, John Hanning Speke . William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1863; Harper & Brothers, New York; 1864 </Li> </Ul> <Li> Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, John Hanning Speke . William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1863; Harper & Brothers, New York; 1864 </Li> <Dl> <Dd> Speke had previously made an expedition with Sir Richard Burton under the auspices of the Indian government, during which Speke was convinced that he had discovered the source of the Nile . Burton, however, disagreed and ridiculed Speke's account . Speke set off on another expedition, recounted here, in the company of Captain Grant . During the course of this expedition he not only produced further evidence for his discoveries but he also met (later Sir) Samuel and Florence Baker . Speke and Burton provided them with essential information which helped Baker in the discovery of the Albert Nyanza . The importance of Speke's discoveries can hardly be overestimated . In discovering the source reservoir of the Nile he succeeded in solving the problem of all ages; he and Grant were the first Europeans to cross Equatorial Eastern Africa and gained for the world a knowledge of about 800 km (500 mi) of a portion of Eastern Africa previously totally unknown . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Speke had previously made an expedition with Sir Richard Burton under the auspices of the Indian government, during which Speke was convinced that he had discovered the source of the Nile . Burton, however, disagreed and ridiculed Speke's account . Speke set off on another expedition, recounted here, in the company of Captain Grant . During the course of this expedition he not only produced further evidence for his discoveries but he also met (later Sir) Samuel and Florence Baker . Speke and Burton provided them with essential information which helped Baker in the discovery of the Albert Nyanza . The importance of Speke's discoveries can hardly be overestimated . In discovering the source reservoir of the Nile he succeeded in solving the problem of all ages; he and Grant were the first Europeans to cross Equatorial Eastern Africa and gained for the world a knowledge of about 800 km (500 mi) of a portion of Eastern Africa previously totally unknown . </Dd>

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