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Land of Wondrous Cold (Paperback)
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Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691207801
ISBN 13: 9780691207803
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs.]Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica's glacial rim for unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian explorers - James Ross, Dumont D'Urville, and Charles Wilkes - laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita.Today, the white continent poses new challenges, as scientists race to uncover Earth's climate history, which is recorded in the south polar ice and ocean floor, and to monitor the increasing instability of the Antarctic ice cap, which threatens to inundate coastal cities worldwide. Interweaving the breakthrough research of the modern Ocean Drilling Program with the dramatic discovery tales of their Victorian forerunners, Gillen D'Arcy Wood describes Antarctica's role in a planetary drama of plate tectonics, climate change, and species evolution stretching back more than thirty million years. An original, multifaceted portrait of the polar continent emerges, illuminating our profound connection to Antarctica in its past, present, and future incarnations.A deep-time history of monumental scale, Land of Wondrous Cold brings the remotest of worlds within close reach - an Antarctica vital to both planetary history and human fortunes.'When we think of Antarctic exploration we think of Scott, Shackleton and Mawson and the tragic golden age of polar exploration. But, as environmentalist Gillen D'Arcy Wood reveals there was a first wave in the late 1830s and '40s. His tale revolves around the voyages of French, American and English explorers Jules Dumant d'Urville, Charles Wilkes and James Ross, all involved in an intensely competitive race to Antarctica. Their stories are touched by triumph and tragedy, the uplifting and the poignant with D'Arcy Wood's descriptions of his subjects and the natural world, evocative and vivid whales 'grazing on the algal film of the ocean's surface like cattle on a meadow'. Woven into this is the history of the region, scientific discoveries, glaciation and climate change, a balancing act D'Arcy Wood carries off with creative poise.' - Sydney Morning Herald, Pick of the Week A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs.] Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780691207803
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Land of Wondrous Cold: The Race to Discover Antarctica and Unlock the Secrets of Its Ice by Gillen D'Arcy Wood
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Princeton University Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691207801
ISBN 13: 9780691207803
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Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 2nd Edition. Fine condition. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica's glacial rim in search of unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian explorers - James Ross, Dumont d'Urville, and Charles Wilkes - laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita. Codice articolo 010020
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Land of Wondrous Cold (Paperback)
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Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691207801
ISBN 13: 9780691207803
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs.]Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica's glacial rim for unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian explorers - James Ross, Dumont D'Urville, and Charles Wilkes - laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita.Today, the white continent poses new challenges, as scientists race to uncover Earth's climate history, which is recorded in the south polar ice and ocean floor, and to monitor the increasing instability of the Antarctic ice cap, which threatens to inundate coastal cities worldwide. Interweaving the breakthrough research of the modern Ocean Drilling Program with the dramatic discovery tales of their Victorian forerunners, Gillen D'Arcy Wood describes Antarctica's role in a planetary drama of plate tectonics, climate change, and species evolution stretching back more than thirty million years. An original, multifaceted portrait of the polar continent emerges, illuminating our profound connection to Antarctica in its past, present, and future incarnations.A deep-time history of monumental scale, Land of Wondrous Cold brings the remotest of worlds within close reach - an Antarctica vital to both planetary history and human fortunes.'When we think of Antarctic exploration we think of Scott, Shackleton and Mawson and the tragic golden age of polar exploration. But, as environmentalist Gillen D'Arcy Wood reveals there was a first wave in the late 1830s and '40s. His tale revolves around the voyages of French, American and English explorers Jules Dumant d'Urville, Charles Wilkes and James Ross, all involved in an intensely competitive race to Antarctica. Their stories are touched by triumph and tragedy, the uplifting and the poignant with D'Arcy Wood's descriptions of his subjects and the natural world, evocative and vivid whales 'grazing on the algal film of the ocean's surface like cattle on a meadow'. Woven into this is the history of the region, scientific discoveries, glaciation and climate change, a balancing act D'Arcy Wood carries off with creative poise.' - Sydney Morning Herald, Pick of the Week A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs.] Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780691207803
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Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2020
ISBN 10: 0691207801
ISBN 13: 9780691207803
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs.]Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica's glacial rim for unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian explorers - James Ross, Dumont D'Urville, and Charles Wilkes - laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita.Today, the white continent poses new challenges, as scientists race to uncover Earth's climate history, which is recorded in the south polar ice and ocean floor, and to monitor the increasing instability of the Antarctic ice cap, which threatens to inundate coastal cities worldwide. Interweaving the breakthrough research of the modern Ocean Drilling Program with the dramatic discovery tales of their Victorian forerunners, Gillen D'Arcy Wood describes Antarctica's role in a planetary drama of plate tectonics, climate change, and species evolution stretching back more than thirty million years. An original, multifaceted portrait of the polar continent emerges, illuminating our profound connection to Antarctica in its past, present, and future incarnations.A deep-time history of monumental scale, Land of Wondrous Cold brings the remotest of worlds within close reach - an Antarctica vital to both planetary history and human fortunes.'When we think of Antarctic exploration we think of Scott, Shackleton and Mawson and the tragic golden age of polar exploration. But, as environmentalist Gillen D'Arcy Wood reveals there was a first wave in the late 1830s and '40s. His tale revolves around the voyages of French, American and English explorers Jules Dumant d'Urville, Charles Wilkes and James Ross, all involved in an intensely competitive race to Antarctica. Their stories are touched by triumph and tragedy, the uplifting and the poignant with D'Arcy Wood's descriptions of his subjects and the natural world, evocative and vivid whales 'grazing on the algal film of the ocean's surface like cattle on a meadow'. Woven into this is the history of the region, scientific discoveries, glaciation and climate change, a balancing act D'Arcy Wood carries off with creative poise.' - Sydney Morning Herald, Pick of the Week A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs.] Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780691207803
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