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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... vessels to make available to Dobbs , who instead persuaded Parliament to appoint a committee in 1745 to look into the prospects of finding the Northwest Passage , whose discoverer was to be given a reward of £ 20,000 . Dobbs , through ...
... vessels HMS Racehorse and HMS Carcass . Constructed to withstand the recoil of heavy mortars , bomb vessels were to feature promi- nently in British polar explorations , having been first used dur- ing Christopher Middleton's expedition ...
... vessels . Lodya . The shallow - draft sailing vessel of the Pomors of northern Russia . Also referred to as a koch . Light craft with flat bottoms and curving sides , they were designed to ride up over ice and were relatively easy to ...
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