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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... open water close to the Pole . In 1527 , Robert Thorne , an English merchant based in Seville , wrote to Henry VIII , king of England , advocating exploration of sea routes to the Far East across ... open water north of 484 Open Polar Sea.
... open water north of Smith Sound convinced many that the Arctic Ocean was essentially ice - covered , others theorized that warm ocean cur- rents would create " thermometric gateways " through which the polar sea might be reached ...
... open water not far beyond . By 10 July , Phipps had come to the view that the pack formed " one com- pact impenetrable body " ( Phipps 1775 , 43 ) . He now decided to try farther east , but before doing so he spent several days in ...
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