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Autore |
Lambert Andrew D. <1956-> |
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Titolo |
The gates of hell [[electronic resource] ] : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / / Andrew Lambert |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-35289-X |
9786612352898 |
0-300-15486-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Explorers - Great Britain |
Arctic regions Discovery and exploration British |
Northwest Passage Discovery and exploration British |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-405) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue : Erebus : the Gates of Hell -- The North West Passage : designs and delusions -- John Franklin : navigator -- Another career -- Scientific empires -- From Van Diemen's land to Tasmania, 1836-43 -- Science, culture and civilisation -- 'The nucleus of an iceberg' -- Magnetic empires -- 'Till our provisions get short' -- Defeated, deceived and defrauded -- Belcher -- Martyrs of science -- Arctic Fox -- Big art, brazen lies and the 'great explorer' -- Terror : what really happened? |
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