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UNINA9910779192203321 |
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Autore |
Officer Charles B |
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Titolo |
A fabulous kingdom [[electronic resource] ] : the exploration of the Arctic / / Charles Officer, Jake Page |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
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0-19-994276-5 |
0-19-026787-9 |
1-280-59562-0 |
9786613625458 |
0-19-993077-5 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arctic regions Discovery and exploration |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Prologue: the Nature of the Place -- PART ONE: Ultima Thule -- Chapter One: Sea Lungs, Godly Commerce, and Projections -- Chapter Two:Frizadores for Cathay and Polar Bears -- Chapter Three: Fool's Gold, Hooch, and Mutiny -- PART TWO: The Myth of the Open Polar Sea -- Chapter Four: Connubial Fidelity and the Vicar of Wakefield -- Chapter Five: Open Seas and Closed Minds -- Chapter Six: Anything is Good that Don't Poison You -- PART THREE: Racing for the Pole -- Chapter Seven: Three Faces of Ambition -- Chapter Eight: Amateurs, Pros, and Cons -- Chapter Nine: From Polar Larks to Canary-Watching -- PART FOUR: The New Arctic -- Chapter Ten: Albedo, Winds, and Other Culprits -- Chapter Eleven: Animals: Changing the Guard -- Chapter Twelve: Boom and Bust on the New Frontier -- Chapter Thirteen: Who Owns the Arctic? -- Chapter Fourteen: Global Predictions. |
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"The second edition of A Fabulous Kingdom will explain the history of the arctic and describe the current scientific and environmental issues that threaten this fascinating region"-- |
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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910796484503321 |
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Autore |
Auger Charles P (Charles Peter) |
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Titolo |
Information sources in grey literature / / C. P. Auger |
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London : , : Bowker-Saur, , [1998] |
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©1998 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 177 pages) |
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Collana |
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Guides to information sources |
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Disciplina |
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Technical literature |
Technical reports |
Grey literature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Series editors' foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter One. The Nature and Development of Grey Literature -- Chapter Two. Grey Literature Collections and Methods of Acquisition -- Chapter Three. Bibliographical Control, Cataloguing and Indexing -- Chapter Four. Special Means of Distribution - Microforms and the Internet -- Chapter Five. Theses, Translations and Meetings Papers -- Chapter Six. Aerospace -- Chapter Seven. Life Sciences -- Chapter Eight. Business and Economics -- Chapter Nine. The European Community -- Chapter Ten. Education -- Chapter Eleven. Energy -- Chapter Twelve. Science and Technology -- Appendix A. Keys to Report Series Codes -- Appendix B. Trade literature -- Appendix C. Some Points of Contact -- Index |
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