Of men and instruments: The Norwegian Aurora Expedition to the Arctic, 1902–1903
ABSTRACT In 1902, the Norwegian Professor Kristian Birkeland organised an expedition to the Arctic for studies of the aurora borealis, terrestrial magnetism and cirrus clouds. He established four stations at different locations—northern Norway, Iceland, Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlya—all equipped wit...
| Published in: | Polar Record |
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2018
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247418000141 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247418000141 |