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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... sailed through more degrees of longitude south of 60 ° S than any of his predecessors . Waiting for Franklin , 1848–1852 In 1846 , Moore was commissioned by the Hudson's Bay Company ( HBC ) to make a magnetic survey of the area around ...
... sailed from Gothenburg . Stopping in England to take on coal , Nordenskjöld took the opportunity to visit London to confer with Sir Clements Markham and William Speirs Bruce to improve coordination of his plans with those of the British ...
... sailed through Matochkin Strait to reach the Russian mainland near the Pechora , where a severe storm forced him to winter his vessel . From there , he traveled overland to Archangel on sledges pulled by reindeer . Surveys Continue ...
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MacMillan Donald 18741970 | 393 |
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