Handbook of Polar Discoveries
Title | Handbook of Polar Discoveries PDF eBook |
Author | Adolphus Washington Greely |
Publisher | Boston : Little, Brown |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | Antarctica |
ISBN |
Mainly history of arctic exploration, but with section on Antarctic.
Handbook of Polar Discoveries
Title | Handbook of Polar Discoveries PDF eBook |
Author | Adolphus Washington Greely |
Publisher | London : T. Fisher Unwin |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Antarctica |
ISBN |
Handbook of Polar Discoveries (Classic Reprint)
Title | Handbook of Polar Discoveries (Classic Reprint) PDF eBook |
Author | A. W. Greely |
Publisher | |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 2015-07-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781331926184 |
Excerpt from Handbook of Polar Discoveries Exploration of the Arctic world has fitly illustrated the truth of Benjamin Franklin's aphorism, that 'an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest;' for during the past two centuries that dreary and seemingly unproductive region of our globe has yielded commercial materials far exceeding a thousand million dollars in value. This fact alone is sufficient answer to the utilitarian objection to Arctic research; and accurate knowledge of Arctic lands is well worth the having, for purely practical purposes if no other, because the available wealth of this northern world is by no means exhausted. It was commercial interest, indeed, which gave the inception to Arctic investigation, in the search for a northwest passage from Europe to the Orient; and the progress of this search alone led to most important geographic discoveries. But while Arctic voyagers have penetrated to latitude 83 24', within about 450 miles of the geographic pole, an area of the north polar regions exceeding three million square miles remains unexplored. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Handbook of Polar Discoveries
Title | Handbook of Polar Discoveries PDF eBook |
Author | A. W. Greely |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Handbook of Polar Discoveries
Title | Handbook of Polar Discoveries PDF eBook |
Author | Awgreely Awgreely |
Publisher | Legare Street Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-10-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781018610474 |
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HANDBK OF POLAR DISCOVERIES
Title | HANDBK OF POLAR DISCOVERIES PDF eBook |
Author | A. W. (Adolphus Washington) 184 Greely |
Publisher | |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2016-08-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781362668336 |
The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions
Title | The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Howkins |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 976 |
Release | 2023-05-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108627951 |
The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions is a landmark collection drawing together the history of the Arctic and Antarctica from the earliest times to the present. Structured as a series of thematic chapters, an international team of scholars offer a range of perspectives from environmental history, the history of science and exploration, cultural history, and the more traditional approaches of political, social, economic, and imperial history. The volume considers the centrality of Indigenous experience and the urgent need to build action in the present on a thorough understanding of the past. Using historical research based on methods ranging from archives and print culture to archaeology and oral histories, these essays provide fresh analyses of the discovery of Antarctica, the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, the fate of the Norse colony in Greenland, the origins of the Antarctic Treaty, and much more. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of our planet.