Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11. 12. 2003 - Počet stran: 797 Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
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... vessel to have reached the islands after Smith is generally thought to have been Espírito Santo , though it may possibly have been preceded by another Buenos Aires vessel , San Juan Nepomuceno . Espírito Santo arrived on 25 December ...
... vessel . Strongly built vessels designed to carry heavy guns used for bombarding land positions . Brig . Two - masted vessel , square - rigged on both . Caldera . Deep cavity formed at the summit of volcanoes . Caravel . Lateen - rigged ...
... vessel with fore- and aft - rigging on both masts . Knar . Norse cargo vessel . Broad , sturdy vessel contrasting with the longer , slender warships associated with the Norse in the popular imagination . The one found at Roskilde ...
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MacMillan Donald 18741970 | 393 |
Fiala Anthony 18691950 222 | 395 |
Malygin Stepan d 1764 | 399 |
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