1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779192203321

Autore

Officer Charles B

Titolo

A fabulous kingdom [[electronic resource] ] : the exploration of the Arctic / / Charles Officer, Jake Page

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-19-994276-5

0-19-026787-9

1-280-59562-0

9786613625458

0-19-993077-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Classificazione

NAT010000HIS051000

Altri autori (Persone)

PageJake

Disciplina

910.911/3

Soggetti

Arctic regions Discovery and exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910796484503321

Autore

Auger Charles P (Charles Peter)

Titolo

Information sources in grey literature / / C. P. Auger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bowker-Saur, , [1998]

©1998

ISBN

3-11-097723-0

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 177 pages)

Collana

Guides to information sources

Disciplina

025.2/8

Soggetti

Technical literature

Technical reports

Grey literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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