Nansen and the Fram (plus 7 other stories)

The last two frontiers on Earth, the Antarctic and the Arctic, are the stuff of heroes, heartache, courage, mystery, misery, endurance and loss. All these and more are captured in the pages of Poles Apart: Fascination, Fame and Folly. This wonderful book lays out, in a series of snapshots, mankinds...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allison, I
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society of Tasmania 2018
Subjects:
Philosophy and Religious Studies
History and Philosophy of Specific Fields
History and Philosophy of Science (incl. Non-historical Philosophy of Science)
Arctic
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://rst.org.au/product/poles-apart-fascination-fame-and-folly/
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/130529
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Summary:The last two frontiers on Earth, the Antarctic and the Arctic, are the stuff of heroes, heartache, courage, mystery, misery, endurance and loss. All these and more are captured in the pages of Poles Apart: Fascination, Fame and Folly. This wonderful book lays out, in a series of snapshots, mankinds incredible persistent battle in firstly taming and secondly understanding our amazing icy wilderness.

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