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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Автор: Kaalund, Nanna Katrine Lüders (Автор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2021]
Серія:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Онлайн доступ:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2915755
Зміст:
  • 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.