Explorations in the Icy North: How Travel Narratives Shaped Arctic Science in the Nineteenth Century
(Part of the Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series)
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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 brought together researchers from multiple countries with the aim of undertaking systematic and coordinated experiments and observations in the Arctic and Antarctic...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0822946599
ISBN13:9780822946595
Release Date:May 2021
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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