Land of wondrous cold : the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice / Gillen D...
Land of wondrous cold : the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice / Gillen D...
Land of wondrous cold : the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice / Gillen D'Arcy Wood.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2020.
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G 2021/2810 , G 2020/1646
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction. Our glacial earth -- Part one. Beginnings. The race is joined. Interlude: The hollow earth ; Joseph Hooker travels through time. Interlude: The ghost continent ; In the land of fire. Interlude: The American climate warriors -- Part two. Trials. D'Urville battles the pack. Interlude: Ic...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"A history of the first race to Antarctica that weaves the great polar discoveries of the nineteenth century with scientific breakthroughs of the modern era. Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial...
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Land of wondrous cold : the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice / Gillen D'Arcy Wood.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2021/2810 , G 2020/1646
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74VKaDywKXVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDywKXVA
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ISBN
9780691172200 (hardback)
069117220X
DDC
919.89
MMS ID
991024301014002626
