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Book Synopsis The Antarctic Dictionary by : Bernadette Hince
Download or read book The Antarctic Dictionary written by Bernadette Hince and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2000-11-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world’s most isolated continent has spawned some of the most unusual words in the English language. In the space of a mere century, a remarkable vocabulary has evolved to deal with the extraordinary environment and living organisms of the Antarctic and subantarctic. Here, for the first time, is a complete guide to the origin and definitions of Antarctic words. Like other historical dictionaries, The Antarctic Dictionary gives the reader quotations for each word. These quotations are the life-blood of the dictionary — more than 15 000 quotations from about 1000 different sources give the reader a unique insight into the way the language of Antarctica has evolved. The reader will find out what it means to be slotted, the shortcomings of homers, the joys of a donga and the hazards of a growler. The Antarctic Dictionary has been meticulously researched, and will appeal to all those who have been to the frozen continent or have ever dreamed of going there. It will also appeal to those fascinated by the development of language. With a forward by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the Antarctic by : Beau Riffenburgh
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Antarctic written by Beau Riffenburgh and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans by : B. Stonehouse
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans written by B. Stonehouse and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-08-16 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antarctica is a major geographical region of our world and an important part of the global ecosystem. Including a continent larger than Australia and an ocean broader than the Atlantic, it makes up one-eighth of the World's surface. Knowledge gained by early explorers and more recently by scientists is proving increasingly important in world affairs. No longer remote at the southern end of the Earth, Antarctica and the southern oceans have become centres of general, historic, scientific and political interest. The Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans contains over 1300 articles, compiled by a team of 26 international researchers, who have worked in the area. Topics covered include: History of discovery and exploration Geology, Glaciology and Climate Structure and ice cover of the Southern Ocean Biology of the ocean and continent Impacts of man, including conservation and political issues Islands of the southern oceans Articles are listed alphabetically and written in non-technical language. Many recommend further reading. Study guides help readers to follow learning paths through the Encyclopedia. This book is an up-to-date and authoritative reference on Antarctica and the southern oceans, essential for public libraries and reference sections of academic institutions, government departments and research centres. It is also of general use to any reader with an interest in Antarctica.
Book Synopsis The Antarctic: A Very Short Introduction by : Klaus Dodds
Download or read book The Antarctic: A Very Short Introduction written by Klaus Dodds and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world. It is an extraordinary physical space, which changes significantly in shape and size with the passing of the seasons. Politically, it is unique as it contains one of the few areas of continental space not claimed by any nation-state. Scientifically, the continental ice sheet has provided us with vital evidence about the Earth's past climate. In this Very Short Introduction, Klaus Dodds provides a modern account of Antarctica, highlighting the main issues facing the continent today. Looking at how the Antarctic has been explored and represented in the last hundred years, Dodds considers the main exploratory and scientific achievements of the region. He explains how processes such as globalization mean that the Antarctic is increasingly involved in a wider circuit of ideas, goods, people, trade, and governance - all of which have an impact on the future of the region. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Book Synopsis Illustrated Dictionary of Physical Geography by : Henry T. Conserva
Download or read book Illustrated Dictionary of Physical Geography written by Henry T. Conserva and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am delighted to present TUMACÁCORI GOLD, a fiction adventure novel of good verses evil, packed with factual history, mystery, suspense and a touch of romance. Based on the uncanny discovery of a whirlpool vortex on the Colorado River which is rapidly depleting Arizona's precious life-sustaining water, Logan Price, a desert biologist and ghost town adventurer, travels deep into the mystifying labyrinth of the Grand Canyon to locate and destroy the threatening anomaly before the state is turned into another Sahara Desert. Logan's meticulous investigation of the diminishing whitewater rapids unexpectedly leads him to an enchanted, romantic encounter with a beautiful Indian princess, the shocking discovery of a lost, ancient civilization that time has forgotten, a hair-raising journey into a perilous world that lies far beyond the confines of reality, and finally, the amazing discovery of an enormous mountain of gold of untold worth, know as the lost Tumacacori gold. But as Logan unearths the vast fortune in gold, the heroic desert biologist suddenly realizes that the gold isn't the only treasure that lies beneath the dry and cavernous desert as he miraculously turns the desiccated Arizona desert into a garden of Eden.
Book Synopsis Geographic Names of the Antarctic by : Fred G Alberts
Download or read book Geographic Names of the Antarctic written by Fred G Alberts and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Terra Incognita written by Sara Wheeler and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit long after their return. Shackleton called it "the last great journey"; for Apsley Cherry-Garrard it was the worst journey in the world. This is a book about the call of the wild and the response of the spirit to a country that exists perhaps most vividly in the mind. Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers. No book is more true to the spirit of that continent--beguiling, enchanted and vast beyond the furthest reaches of our imagination. Chosen by Beryl Bainbridge and John Major as one of the best books of the year, recommended by the editors of Entertainment Weekly and the Chicago Tribune, one of the Seattle Times's top ten travel books of the year, Terra Incognita is a classic of polar literature.
Book Synopsis United Editors Encyclopedia and Dictionary by :
Download or read book United Editors Encyclopedia and Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art by : William Thomas Brande
Download or read book A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art written by William Thomas Brande and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Science, Literature & Art by : William Thomas Brande
Download or read book Dictionary of Science, Literature & Art written by William Thomas Brande and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Antarctica written by John Stewart and published by Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. This book was released on 1990 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedic guide to Antarctic matters including geographical features, expeditions, people, scientific subjects, and general interest items, for laymen and specialists. Includes a chronology of exploration, list of expeditions and annotated bibliography.
Book Synopsis The New Penguin Dictionary of Geology by : Philip Kearey
Download or read book The New Penguin Dictionary of Geology written by Philip Kearey and published by Penguin Global. This book was released on 2001 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides concise definitions for more than 7,700 terms used in geology.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Discoveries by : I. A. Langnas
Download or read book Dictionary of Discoveries written by I. A. Langnas and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference volume of significant explorers, pioneers, and conquerors, from the ancient world to the twentieth century. Since the days when Alexander the Great vastly expanded the Hellenistic world, history has been shaped by the urge to discover—and conquer—unknown lands. In Dictionary of Discoveries, I. A. Langnas presents a thoroughly researched record of the major explorers, travelers, conquistadors, colonial officers, and others who contributed to the grand enterprise of discovery. Organized alphabetically, the entries give special focus to the Age of Discovery, a time when European societies embarked on far-reaching campaigns in search of new lands, trading routes, and knowledge. Famous names like Christopher Columbus, Daniel Boone, and Sir Ernest Shackleton are featured alongside lesser-known figures such as Grigori Shelekhov, theeighteenth-century Russian explorer of Alaska and the Kodiak Islands.
Book Synopsis The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science by : Barbara Charton
Download or read book The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science written by Barbara Charton and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Facts On File Dictionary of Marine Science, New Edition contains nearly 3,000 entries.
