Polish polar research (outline)

The article describes Polish research and discoveries in the Arctic and the Antarctic since the 19th century. The author is a geologist and since 1956 has been engaged in scientific field research on Spitsbergen, Greenland and Antarctica (23 expeditions). For many years chairman of the Committee on...

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Published in:Studia Historiae Scientiarum
Main Author: Krzysztof Ludwik Birkenmajer
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Polish
Published: Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences 2017
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4467/2543702XSHS.17.007.7708
https://doaj.org/article/039575c7c3c6425a9e07d370d35722ac
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Summary:The article describes Polish research and discoveries in the Arctic and the Antarctic since the 19th century. The author is a geologist and since 1956 has been engaged in scientific field research on Spitsbergen, Greenland and Antarctica (23 expeditions). For many years chairman of the Committee on Polar Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, he is now its Honorary Chairman.