ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM

We first consider how the basic astronomical phenomena of the sun, moon, and stars appear to the north of the Arctic Circle. In general, this is a region of long twilights punctuated by bright sunlight and dark nights. We then discuss two contrasting groups (the Inuit and the Norse) who penetrated s...

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Main Author: Sinclair, Rolf
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Published: Zenodo 2018
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1478005
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spelling ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:1478005 2024-09-15T17:52:52+00:00 ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM Sinclair, Rolf 2018-06-28 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1478005 unknown Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1478004 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1478005 oai:zenodo.org:1478005 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Arctic Zone astronomical phenomena Inuit Norse info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.147800510.5281/zenodo.1478004 2024-07-27T06:10:09Z We first consider how the basic astronomical phenomena of the sun, moon, and stars appear to the north of the Arctic Circle. In general, this is a region of long twilights punctuated by bright sunlight and dark nights. We then discuss two contrasting groups (the Inuit and the Norse) who penetrated some distance into the Arctic and established ways of life there in equilibrium with the climate and landscape. Finally we consider some of the effects on humans of life within the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Zenodo
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astronomical phenomena
Inuit
Norse
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astronomical phenomena
Inuit
Norse
Sinclair, Rolf
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM
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astronomical phenomena
Inuit
Norse
description We first consider how the basic astronomical phenomena of the sun, moon, and stars appear to the north of the Arctic Circle. In general, this is a region of long twilights punctuated by bright sunlight and dark nights. We then discuss two contrasting groups (the Inuit and the Norse) who penetrated some distance into the Arctic and established ways of life there in equilibrium with the climate and landscape. Finally we consider some of the effects on humans of life within the Arctic.
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title ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM
title_short ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM
title_full ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM
title_fullStr ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM
title_full_unstemmed ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE… AND HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THEM
title_sort astronomical phenomena north of the arctic circle… and how people respond to them
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