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Record #145806:
The Wellman Polar airship expeditions at Virgohamna, Danskøya, Svalbard - a study in aerospace archaeology / Peter Joseph Capelotti.
Title: | The Wellman Polar airship expeditions at Virgohamna, Danskøya, Svalbard - a study in aerospace archaeology / Peter Joseph Capelotti. |
Author(s): | Capelotti, Peter Joseph. |
Date: | 1997. |
In: | Norsk Polarinstitutt. Meddelelser. (1997.), Vol. 145 (1997) |
Abstract: | Chapters: Walter Wellman and his Polar expeditions - Svalbard 1894, Franz Josef Land 1898, Svalbard 1906, Danskøya 1907 and 1909; setting; material remains of Camp Wellman; exploration and advertising; airship cars at Virgohamna; airship hydrogen production at Virgohamna; conclusions - Wellman in Polar history, preservation and study of camp, archaeology of Polar aeronaut. Several aspects of planned flights, engine, envelope and gondola design and hydrogen chemistry are discussed. |
Notes: | Norsk Polarinstitutt. Meddelelser. Vol. 145 :1-101 (1997). Signed by Author. |
Keywords: | 629.733 -- Balloons and airships. 903 -- Archaeology. 91(091) -- Exploration, history: Wellman. 92 -- Biographies: Wellman, Walter. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*32) -- Svalbard. |
SPRI record no.: | 145806 |
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