Explorations in the Icy North How Travel Narratives Shaped Arctic Science in the Nineteenth Century /

"Science in the Arctic changed dramatically over the course of the nineteenth century, when early, scattered attempts in the region to gather knowledge about all aspects of the natural world transitioned to a more unified Arctic science under the First International Polar Year in 1882. The IPY...

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Glavni autor: Kaalund, Nanna Katrine Lüders (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2021]
Serija:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Online pristup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2915755
Sadržaj:
  • Introduction
  • New beginnings in the Arctic
  • Financial opportunities in the Arctic
  • The lost Franklin expedition and new opportunities for Arctic
  • From science in the Arctic to Arctic science.