The Norwegian North Polar Expedition 1893 1896 Vol 1

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
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ISBN 13 : 9781332304851
Total Pages : 330 pages
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Download or read book The Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893 1896, Vol. 5 written by Fridtjof Nansen and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893 1896, Vol. 5: Scientific Results Having been entrusted with the mechanical and mineralogical examination of the bottom-samples of the Fram Expedition, I now publish the results of this examination, in the hope that a tolerably clear idea will thereby be obtained of the lithology of the bottom of the North Polar Sea, a sea which, on account both of its geographical situation, and of most of the factors that have to do with sedimentation, occupies a most exceptional position as compared with all other seas. Among the innumerable important scientific results obtained by the Fram Expedition the proving of the existence of a large, deep, North Polar Basin is by no means the least. Formerly, we generally believed that the North Pole was surrounded by great tracts of land, and that the sea to the north of the Old World was of comparatively small extent, and particularly, of inconsiderable depth compared with the large oceans of the world. It was formerly, hardly possible to form a clear conception of the appearance of the bottom-deposit of this ocean bed, but it was scarcely expected that it would be of so consistently fine a character as these bottom samples would seem to indicate. As long as nothing very definite was known about the remarkable drift which nearly always prevails in the Polar Sea, it was conceivable that a portion of the region at least, might be covered with icebergs; and even though it be conceded that their power of transporting gravel and stone is of a very disputable character, yet it is certain that with the lapse of long periods the bottom would obtain some coarse material from this source. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.