Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11.12.2003 - 797 sivua 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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... crew's comfort and occupation through the long , dark months . Unfortunately , naval expertise in the edification and entertainment of crews was not matched by knowledge of how they should be fed . So far north , hunting was poor and ...
... crew looking down upon areas never previously seen . Sixty - nine hours after takeoff they were back at King's Bay , having flown 2,400 miles . Apart from the disap- pointment of no new land to discover , the flight had been a total ...
... crew . Things got worse when Major Thomas Lanphier , piloting The Detroiter with Wilkins again on board , stalled above the run- way but from a greater height and with greater damage result- ing . Again , the crew emerged unharmed ...
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