Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research

The history of polar exploration has witnessed several conceptions of the climate, presence of lands, conditions of ice, and currents in the Arctic Ocean that were hypothetical or based on scarce research data. One such conception was the view of the physical geography of polar areas put forward in...

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Main Authors: Tammiksaar, E., Sukhova, N.G., Stone, I.R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1999
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63985 2023-05-15T14:19:08+02:00 Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research Tammiksaar, E. Sukhova, N.G. Stone, I.R. 1999-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63985 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63985/47920 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63985 ARCTIC; Vol. 52 No. 3 (1999): September: 237–324; 237-243 1923-1245 0004-0843 August Petermann history exploration Arctic Ocean open polar sea Gulf Stream extension of Greenland Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island) histoire océan Arctique mer polaire ouverte extension du Groenland Ostrov Vrangelya (île Wrangell) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1999 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:14Z The history of polar exploration has witnessed several conceptions of the climate, presence of lands, conditions of ice, and currents in the Arctic Ocean that were hypothetical or based on scarce research data. One such conception was the view of the physical geography of polar areas put forward in 1865 by the German geographer and publicist August Petermann, which was based mainly on the findings of English and Russian polar explorers. Although the actual course of polar research disproved Petermann's hypotheses, his conception not only exerted considerable influence on the development of the theoretical knowledge of polar areas, but also promoted practical steps in Arctic exploration during the second half of the 19th century. L'histoire de l'exploration polaire a été témoin de conceptions variées du climat, de la présence de terres, de conditions de la glace, et de courants dans l'océan Arctique, conceptions fondées sur des hypothèses ou de rares données de recherches. Une de ces conceptions, remontant à 1865, concernait la géographie physique des régions polaires telle que la voyait le géographe et publiciste allemand August Petermann, qui s'appuyait surtout sur les travaux d'explorateurs polaires anglais et russes. Bien que le cours récent de la recherche polaire réfute les hypothèses de Petermann, non seulement sa conception exerça une influence considérable sur le développement des connaissances théoriques des régions polaires, mais elle pava aussi la voie à des étapes pratiques dans l'exploration arctique durant la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Arctique* Greenland Groenland Océan Arctique Open Polar Sea Wrangel Island University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland Wrangel Island ENVELOPE(-179.385,-179.385,71.244,71.244) ARCTIC 52 3
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topic August Petermann
history
exploration
Arctic Ocean
open polar sea
Gulf Stream
extension of Greenland
Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island)
histoire
océan Arctique
mer polaire ouverte
extension du Groenland
Ostrov Vrangelya (île Wrangell)
spellingShingle August Petermann
history
exploration
Arctic Ocean
open polar sea
Gulf Stream
extension of Greenland
Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island)
histoire
océan Arctique
mer polaire ouverte
extension du Groenland
Ostrov Vrangelya (île Wrangell)
Tammiksaar, E.
Sukhova, N.G.
Stone, I.R.
Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research
topic_facet August Petermann
history
exploration
Arctic Ocean
open polar sea
Gulf Stream
extension of Greenland
Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island)
histoire
océan Arctique
mer polaire ouverte
extension du Groenland
Ostrov Vrangelya (île Wrangell)
description The history of polar exploration has witnessed several conceptions of the climate, presence of lands, conditions of ice, and currents in the Arctic Ocean that were hypothetical or based on scarce research data. One such conception was the view of the physical geography of polar areas put forward in 1865 by the German geographer and publicist August Petermann, which was based mainly on the findings of English and Russian polar explorers. Although the actual course of polar research disproved Petermann's hypotheses, his conception not only exerted considerable influence on the development of the theoretical knowledge of polar areas, but also promoted practical steps in Arctic exploration during the second half of the 19th century. L'histoire de l'exploration polaire a été témoin de conceptions variées du climat, de la présence de terres, de conditions de la glace, et de courants dans l'océan Arctique, conceptions fondées sur des hypothèses ou de rares données de recherches. Une de ces conceptions, remontant à 1865, concernait la géographie physique des régions polaires telle que la voyait le géographe et publiciste allemand August Petermann, qui s'appuyait surtout sur les travaux d'explorateurs polaires anglais et russes. Bien que le cours récent de la recherche polaire réfute les hypothèses de Petermann, non seulement sa conception exerça une influence considérable sur le développement des connaissances théoriques des régions polaires, mais elle pava aussi la voie à des étapes pratiques dans l'exploration arctique durant la deuxième moitié du XIXe siècle.
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author Tammiksaar, E.
Sukhova, N.G.
Stone, I.R.
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title Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research
title_short Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research
title_full Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research
title_fullStr Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research
title_full_unstemmed Hypothesis Versus Fact: August Petermann and Polar Research
title_sort hypothesis versus fact: august petermann and polar research
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