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Globalizing Polar Science : Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years /

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The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 year...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: DeVorkin, David H. (Editor), Fleming, James Rodger (Editor), Launius, Roger D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology.
Subjects:
History.
History of Science.
Modern History.
Popular Science, general.
Social History.
US History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History, Modern.
Popular works.
Social history.
World history.
United States > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (400 pages)
ISBN:9780230114654
DOI:10.1057/9780230114654