Chapter 5: Research

In our day, 60 years ago, investigations and efforts were primarily and directly observational. Poverty of space and equipment would allow no more. Terrestrial survey requires direct observation with theodolite, compass, and plane table, and the first results are converted to paper quickly. Observat...

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Published in:Polar Record
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1996
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Plane Table
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400027893 2024-03-03T08:48:07+00:00 Chapter 5: Research 1996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400027893 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400027893 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 32, issue 181, page 132-136 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1996 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400027893 2024-02-08T08:41:24Z In our day, 60 years ago, investigations and efforts were primarily and directly observational. Poverty of space and equipment would allow no more. Terrestrial survey requires direct observation with theodolite, compass, and plane table, and the first results are converted to paper quickly. Observations for latitude and longitude are via the Sun and the stars, and a time-signal set. This latter we carried on our journeys, the definitive pips coming mainly from Buenos Aires and Washington. First-draft new maps and charts soon emerged, under Steve's skilled hands. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Cambridge University Press Plane Table ENVELOPE(161.450,161.450,-77.600,-77.600) Polar Record 32 181 132 136
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Geography, Planning and Development
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