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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... expedition organized by U.S. naval surgeon Elisha Kent Kane , who , having taken part in Edwin De Haven's 1850-1851 expedition , mounted his own in 1853 and had himself to be rescued by Henry Harstene's 1855 expedition . This First ...
... expedition of 1868 under the command of A. E. Nordenskiöld and Fr. W. Von Otter . Royal Geographical Society . Journal , 39 , 131-146 . Nordenskjöld , Otto ( 1869-1928 ) The Antarctic expedition of the Swedish scientist Otto Nor ...
... Expedition to the Pacific and Antarctica was surrounded by controversy from the first proposal through the prolonged aftermath of its return . Much of it focused on the character of its leader , Charles Wilkes , but also on his reported ...
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