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MARC recordThe expeditions of the First International Polar Year 1882-83 / William Barr.
| Title: | The expeditions of the First International Polar Year 1882-83 / William Barr. |
| Author(s): | Barr, William. |
| Date: | 2008. |
| Publisher: | Calgary, Alta.: Arctic Institute of North America |
| Abstract: | Describes expeditions of First International Polar Year (IPY). Notes that First IPY included 14 major and several auxiliary expeditions, which produced wealth of scientific data and provided model for subsequent IPYs. First IPY involved network of stations in polar regions where synchronised scientific observations were made, mostly in fields of meteorology, aurora and geomagnetism. |
| Keywords: | IPY1882-83 -- IPY 1882-83. 001.89(100) -- Research programmes, international: International Polar Year 1882-83. 5(091) -- History of science. 550.38 -- Geomagnetism. 551.5 -- Meteorology. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1882-83 International Polar Year, 1st. 91(091) -- Exploration, history. 93"188" -- 1880-1889. IPY82-83R -- IPY 1882-83 Research publications. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*40) -- North American Arctic. (*501) -- Russia (Federation). (*7) -- Antarctic regions. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*2) : 91(08)[1882-83][2008] |
| ISBN: | 9781894788038 |
| SPRI record no.: | 187408 |
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