Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11. des. 2003 - 797 sider Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
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... ( claimed ) First aircraft ( claimed ) First submarine to surface at the Pole First verified surface expedition at the Pole First verified dog - powered expedition First ship First to the Pole from Eurasia First to the Pole from Novaya ...
... claimed to have reached the Pole in five days . The increase in speed he attributed to the improved going , and indeed other explorers too have reported easier sur- faces nearer the Pole ( e.g. , Will Steger in 1986 ) . Again , we have ...
... claimed for Germany as " Neu Schwabenland . " Based on Riiser - Larsen's rediscovery— Bellingshausen's sighting was not known at this date - the region had just previously been claimed for Norway by royal proclamation on 14 January 1939 ...
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MacMillan Donald 18741970 | 393 |
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