Deep Freeze : The Unites States, the International Geophysical Year, and the origins of Antarctica's Age of Science / / Dian Olson Belanger |
Autore | Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (529 p.) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Soggetto topico | International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4571-1065-2
1-60732-067-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Prologue: the call of the ice -- The international geophysical year: idea to reality -- All hands on deck: logistics for the high latitudes -- Gaining a foothold: operations base at McMurdo Sound -- Little America V: science flagship on the ice shelf -- Marie Byrd Land: Crevasse Junction, privation stations -- South Pole: dropped from the sky -- The gap stations: Hallett, Wilkes, m and Ellsworth -- On the eve: people, preparations, policies -- Comprehending the cold: Antarctic weather quest -- Looking up: the physics of the atmosphere -- Under foot: ice by the mile -- Life on the ice: the experience -- Science and peace, continuity and change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458213803321 |
Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> | ||
Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deep Freeze : The Unites States, the International Geophysical Year, and the origins of Antarctica's Age of Science / / Dian Olson Belanger |
Autore | Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (529 p.) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 919.8/9 |
Soggetto topico | International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4571-1065-2
1-60732-067-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Prologue: the call of the ice -- The international geophysical year: idea to reality -- All hands on deck: logistics for the high latitudes -- Gaining a foothold: operations base at McMurdo Sound -- Little America V: science flagship on the ice shelf -- Marie Byrd Land: Crevasse Junction, privation stations -- South Pole: dropped from the sky -- The gap stations: Hallett, Wilkes, m and Ellsworth -- On the eve: people, preparations, policies -- Comprehending the cold: Antarctic weather quest -- Looking up: the physics of the atmosphere -- Under foot: ice by the mile -- Life on the ice: the experience -- Science and peace, continuity and change. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910526311803321 |
Belanger Dian Olson <1941-> | ||
Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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