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Globalizing Polar Science: Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years

By James Rodger Fleming , Roger D. Launius , David H. DeVorkin (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2010
ISBN
978-0-230-10533-1, 978-0-230-11465-4
DOI
10.1057/9780230114654
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7717128 bytes)
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
Edition
1
Pages
XIII, 386\381
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
general;History of ScienceGlobal and Transnational History;Social History;USWorld history

Description

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.

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