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The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)
. Ed(S): Barr, Susan; Ludecke, Cornelia
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Description for The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)
paperback. This book recounts the International Polar Years of 1882-83, 1932-33, 1957-58 and 2007-08, explaining their political, economic, technical and scientific background, and detailing the benefits of our expanded knowledge of the complexities of the polar regions. Editor(s): Barr, Susan; Ludecke, Cornelia. Series: From Pole to Pole. Num Pages: 332 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Although international scientific cooperation - particularly in meteorology - was established previous to the first International Polar Year, the IPY-1 (1882-83) is considered to be the first revolutionary step towards an extensive international cooperation in the polar areas for the benefit of science rather than national prestige and territorial gain. This was followed by IPY-2 (1932-33) and IPY-3 - actually the International Geophysical Year (1957-58) - before the crowning effort of IPY-4 (2007-08). The history of these years is recounted here and explains the political, economic, technical and scientific conditions and expectations that laid the basis for each IPY ... Read more
Although international scientific cooperation - particularly in meteorology - was established previous to the first International Polar Year, the IPY-1 (1882-83) is considered to be the first revolutionary step towards an extensive international cooperation in the polar areas for the benefit of science rather than national prestige and territorial gain. This was followed by IPY-2 (1932-33) and IPY-3 - actually the International Geophysical Year (1957-58) - before the crowning effort of IPY-4 (2007-08). The history of these years is recounted here and explains the political, economic, technical and scientific conditions and expectations that laid the basis for each IPY ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Series
From Pole to Pole
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642264818
SKU
V9783642264818
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99-15
Reviews for The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs)
From the reviews: “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 ... Read more