Science on ice: Discovering the secrets of Antarctica
Veronika Meduna is a science journalist who has made a number of professional visits to Antarctica, mainly to the McMurdo Sounds region where most of New Zealand’s research activity occurs. This work is a composite of her impressions, and of interviews with scientists both in the field and back in t...
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ftvictoriauwelli:oai:ojs.victoria.ac.nz:article/8797 2024-02-11T09:55:59+01:00 Science on ice: Discovering the secrets of Antarctica Curtis, Neil 2023-12-07 application/pdf https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article/view/8797 eng eng Victoria University of Wellington Library https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article/view/8797/7838 https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article/view/8797 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 New Zealand Science Review; Vol. 69 No. 2 (2012); 51 2624-277X 0028-8667 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftvictoriauwelli 2024-01-16T18:26:03Z Veronika Meduna is a science journalist who has made a number of professional visits to Antarctica, mainly to the McMurdo Sounds region where most of New Zealand’s research activity occurs. This work is a composite of her impressions, and of interviews with scientists both in the field and back in the laboratory. These are extended by accounts of related studies by scientists from other countries, usually with some New Zealand connection. It includes physical, geological and biological aspects and is laced with relevant historical anecdotes. The study provides a useful introduction to New Zealand Antarctica, but falls between two stools, probably including more scientific detail than the casual reader would like, but less than an interested scientist might appreciate. The book is very well produced with many brilliant photographs and would grace any intelligent coffee table and be an asset in any school library. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Open Journal Systems at the Victoria University of Wellington Library New Zealand |
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Veronika Meduna is a science journalist who has made a number of professional visits to Antarctica, mainly to the McMurdo Sounds region where most of New Zealand’s research activity occurs. This work is a composite of her impressions, and of interviews with scientists both in the field and back in the laboratory. These are extended by accounts of related studies by scientists from other countries, usually with some New Zealand connection. It includes physical, geological and biological aspects and is laced with relevant historical anecdotes. The study provides a useful introduction to New Zealand Antarctica, but falls between two stools, probably including more scientific detail than the casual reader would like, but less than an interested scientist might appreciate. The book is very well produced with many brilliant photographs and would grace any intelligent coffee table and be an asset in any school library. |
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