Overview
- Represents the history of the IPYs (International Polar Years)
- Emphasizes the necessity of international collaboration in polar science
- The first book to give a deep insight into archival material on the first International Polar Years
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: From Pole to Pole (POLE)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Reviews
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“This book is an impressive collaborative effort, with authors from a number of different countries … . Each polar year has chapters that approximate a history, a description of expeditions and activities, and an evaluation of achievements. Well-known historians, scientists and polar commentators make up the impressive list of authors. … they acknowledge and pay respect to the legendary early … that have now become a part of the global polar heritage. … Buy one for your bookcase or library … .” (Julia Jabour, The Polar Journal, Vol. 1 (1), June, 2011)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)
Editors: Susan Barr, Cornelia Luedecke
Series Title: From Pole to Pole
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12402-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-12401-3Published: 05 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26481-8Published: 06 November 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-12402-0Published: 02 September 2010
Series ISSN: 2193-7338
Series E-ISSN: 2193-7346
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 320
Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oceanography, Geophysics/Geodesy