The Belgica Expedition Centennial
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The Belgica Expedition Centennial
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Author : Claude de Broyer
language : en
Publisher: Vub Brussels University Press
Release Date : 2001
The Belgica Expedition Centennial written by Claude de Broyer and has been published by Vub Brussels University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
The Belgica expedition to Antarctica returned with an important scientific harvest and a complete annual cycle of observations. A century later, this book tries to enlighten some aspects of this expedition and commemorates its participants by looking back to their achievements and the great influence they had on subsequent Antarctic research and exploration.
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898 1899
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Author : Frederick Albert Cook
language : en
Publisher: London : W. Heinemann
Release Date : 1900
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898 1899 written by Frederick Albert Cook and has been published by London : W. Heinemann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with Antarctica categories.
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898 1899 A Narrative Of The Voyage Of The Belgica Among Newly Discovered Lands And Over An Unknown Sea About Th
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Author : Frederick Albert Cook
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898 1899 A Narrative Of The Voyage Of The Belgica Among Newly Discovered Lands And Over An Unknown Sea About Th written by Frederick Albert Cook and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... Appendix No. I GENERAL RESULTS OF THE BELGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION BY fiMILE RACOVITZA Translated By Professor mile Coulon De Jumonville A GREAT many parts of our globe are yet unexplored or imperfectly known. Among these regions the antarctic is certainly the largest and the least known, but not the least important. The solution of the numerous questions connected with atmospheric circulation and oceanic waters, .the biology of aquatic animals and the geographical distribution of living species, depends upon the progress of our information in that part of the globe. The aim of antarctic expeditions must, for the present, be scientific. It is of far less importance to reach high latitudes in those quarters than to bring as much scientific information as possible. It was this idea which moved Adrien de Gerlache, the promoter, organiser, and chief of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition. He consecrated to the scientific implements an important portion of the feeble resources he had on hand, and surrounded himself with specialists to whom he intrusted the care of making scientific observations during the voyage. To Georges Lecointe was intrusted hydrography and cartography; to Emile Danco, the magnetic observations and the pendulum--after the latter's death, which occurred in June, 1898, his service was continued by Georges Lecointe. The meteorological observations were made by Henryk Arctowski and by Antoine Dobrowolski. Arctowski also had charge of the oceanographical and geological studies. Frederick A. Cook, the surgeon of the expedition, took charge of the photographic service and anthropological observations. I was charged with the zoological and botanical observations. The materials brought by the expedition are numerous in all...
The Centennial Of S A Andr E S North Pole Expedition
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
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The Belgian Antarctic Expedition Under The Command Of A De Gerlache De Gomery Summary Report Of The Voyage Of The Belgica In 1897 1898 1899 Classic Reprint
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Author : UNKNOWN. AUTHOR
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-08-08
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition Under The Command Of A De Gerlache De Gomery Summary Report Of The Voyage Of The Belgica In 1897 1898 1899 Classic Reprint written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-08 with categories.
Excerpt from The Belgian Antarctic Expedition Under the Command of a De Gerlache De Gomery, Summary Report of the Voyage of the Belgica in 1897-1898-1899 Land and there, at Cape Adare, leave four members of the expedition to pass the antarctic winter. The ship then to proceed to Australia for revictualling at Melbourne, and, after making a cruise of the Pacific, to return, the following spring, to take up again the little group of explorers at Cape Adare. 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.
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition Under The Command Of A De Gerlache De Gomery Summary Report Of The Voyage Of The Belgica In 1897 1898 1899
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition Under The Command Of A De Gerlache De Gomery Summary Report Of The Voyage Of The Belgica In 1897 1898 1899 written by Anonymous and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with History categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Antarctic Policymaking And Science In The Netherlands Belgium And Germany 1957 1990
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Author : Benjamin Peter Abbink
language : en
Publisher: Barkhuis
Release Date : 2009
Antarctic Policymaking And Science In The Netherlands Belgium And Germany 1957 1990 written by Benjamin Peter Abbink and has been published by Barkhuis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
The focus of this study is on Dutch Antarctic policy. In order to explain Dutch Antarctic policy from the late 1950s until 1990 and to place it in a broader context, Dutch policy will be compared with the Antarctic policies of Belgium and Germany (Federal Republic of Germany, FRG) in the same period. 6 The comparison offers insights into the functioning of the ATS and into the roles - if any - of the three countries in this international regime in the period under investigation. This adds another central question to this research: How does Dutch Antarctic policy compare with the Belgian and German Antarctic policies in the same period?
The Lost Polar Notebook Of Dr Frederick A Cook
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Author : Robert M Bryce
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-12-26
The Lost Polar Notebook Of Dr Frederick A Cook written by Robert M Bryce and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-26 with History categories.
On September 1, 1909, the veteran American explorer Dr. Frederick A. Cook, wired the unexpected news that on April 21, 1908, he had attained the North Pole, the greatest geographical prize left on earth. His landing at Copenhagen touched off a frenzy of adulation, ending with him heaped in honors. The drama increased when word arrived that Robert E. Peary, after 23 years of intermittent arctic expeditions, had reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. A few days later Peary intimated that Cook's story should not be taken seriously and before the week was out declared that his rival had simply “handed the world a gold brick.” Thus began the greatest geographical dispute of all time. “The Polar Controversy” was front page news for the better part of four months and has been argued over ever since. Cook was the public's initial favorite because of his gentlemanly demeanor in the face of bitter attacks, but before long a skillful press campaign mounted by Peary's powerful backers began to undermine Cook's credibility. First, members of Peary's expedition swore that Cook's Inuit companions denied ever being out of sight of land on his recent attempt, and therefore never closer than hundreds of miles to the pole. Next, Ed Barrill, only witness to Cook's 1906 claimed ascent of Mt. McKinley, swore the climb was a hoax arranged to help Cook avoid financial ruin. Finally, two men swore additional affidavits saying they had been hired by Cook to fake a set of astronomical data in proof of his having been at the pole. When Cook's polar “proofs” were examined by the Copenhagen scientists to whom he had promised them while in Denmark, they found no trace of the allegedly forged observations among them. But they also could not find in them “any proof whatsoever of Dr. Cook having reached the Northpole.” The negative verdict of the judges Cook had chosen for himself instantaneously branded him in the press as “a monster of duplicity.” This, coupled with the fact that Cook had apparently fled the country, convinced many that their recent hero was nothing more than a contemptible cheat. At the same time it allowed Peary to step forward and claim the prize he had sought for so long: the everlasting fame that belonged to the Discoverer of the North Pole. The last thing Cook did before dropping from sight for a year was to submit one of his polar notebooks in support of his claim to the University of Copenhagen. Originally he had only sent a copy of a part of it, along with narrative material similar to that published in the newspapers in the Fall of 1909. The Danes were not impressed. They said that the notebook did not alter their previous verdict and that, in fact, it raised further doubts. The entire affair was an acute embarrassment to Denmark, where Cook had received high honors, including a gold medal and a very rare honorary doctorate from the University. He had even been personally received by the Danish king, who, along with the Danish scientists, were now being depicted as gullible fools in the American press. Although in turning over the notebook Cook had stipulated that no part of it could be copied or published, the Danes made a complete photographic copy of the book and stored it away quietly before returning the original to him in 1911. In 1993, while doing research for his monumental study, Cook & Peary, the Polar Controversy, Resolved, published in 1997, the author recovered the photographic copy of Cook's notebook, the original of which is now lost, from where it had lain unnoticed for more than 80 years. That notebook is the subject of this study. It provides the “smoking gun” that proves Cook did not reach the North Pole in 1908 in the form of a complete transcription of Cook's original diary. Its accompanying annotations clearly show why it contains convincing proof that Cook's claim was a premeditated hoax and that the verdict rendered in Copenhagen in 1909 was correct and fully justified.
Madhouse At The End Of The Earth
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Author : Julian Sancton
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2022-02-22
Madhouse At The End Of The Earth written by Julian Sancton and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “exquisitely researched and deeply engrossing” (The New York Times) true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry—with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter “The energy of the narrative never flags. . . . Sancton has produced a thriller.”—The Wall Street Journal In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache’s plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters. De Gerlache sailed on, and soon the Belgica was stuck fast in the icy hold of the Bellingshausen Sea. When the sun set on the magnificent polar landscape one last time, the ship’s occupants were condemned to months of endless night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness and besieged by monotony, they descended into madness. In Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Julian Sancton unfolds an epic story of adventure and horror for the ages. As the Belgica’s men teetered on the brink, de Gerlache relied increasingly on two young officers whose friendship had blossomed in captivity: the expedition’s lone American, Dr. Frederick Cook—half genius, half con man—whose later infamy would overshadow his brilliance on the Belgica; and the ship’s first mate, soon-to-be legendary Roald Amundsen, even in his youth the storybook picture of a sailor. Together, they would plan a last-ditch, nearly certain-to-fail escape from the ice—one that would either etch their names in history or doom them to a terrible fate at the ocean’s bottom. Drawing on the diaries and journals of the Belgica’s crew and with exclusive access to the ship’s logbook, Sancton brings novelistic flair to a story of human extremes, one so remarkable that even today NASA studies it for research on isolation for future missions to Mars. Equal parts maritime thriller and gothic horror, Madhouse at the End of the Earth is an unforgettable journey into the deep.
A Frozen Field Of Dreams Science Strategy And The Antarctic In Norway Sweden And The British Empire 1912 1952
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Author : Peder William Chellew Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University
Release Date : 2010
A Frozen Field Of Dreams Science Strategy And The Antarctic In Norway Sweden And The British Empire 1912 1952 written by Peder William Chellew Roberts and has been published by Stanford University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
The dissertation examines how actors in Norway, Sweden, and the British Empire conceived the Antarctic as a space for science during the years 1912 to 1952. Instead of tracing a narrative of enlightenment, how science became the dominant form of activity in the Antarctic, I examine a series of episodes with particular attention to why particular kinds of science held sway within specific political, cultural, and economic contexts. Concerned more with how Antarctic science was planned and justified than how it was executed in the field, the project draws upon recent scholarship in geography and geopolitics, as well as the history of exploration. The six case studies involve an aborted Anglo-Swedish Antarctic expedition in 1912; Britain's interwar Antarctic whaling research program; debates among whaling magnates and their associates over the relationship between Antarctic science and whaling in interwar Norway; the culture of polar exploration that emerged at Cambridge (and to some extent Oxford) between the world wars; the approach to polar exploration and quantitative glaciology pioneered by the Swedish geographer Hans Ahlmann; and the complicated history of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949-52). I conclude with an epilogue arguing that the rise of international science in the Antarctic during the 1950s reflected the geopolitical dynamics of the Cold War, rather than the triumph of science over politics.