Land of wondrous cold: the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice
"A history of the first race to Antarctica that weaves the great polar discoveries of the nineteenth century with scientific breakthroughs of the modern era. Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have lon...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "A history of the first race to Antarctica that weaves the great polar discoveries of the nineteenth century with scientific breakthroughs of the modern era. 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 pioneer 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 recorded in the south polar ice and ocean floor, and to monitor the increasing instability of the Antarctic ice cap, which threatens inundation of coastal cities worldwide. Interweaving the breakthrough research of the modern Ocean Drilling Program with the dramatic discovery tales of their Victorian-era 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"-- |
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LIST
OFLLLUSTRATIONS
IX
TIMELINE
XI
A NOTE
ON
MEASUREMENTS
XV
INTRODUCTION
OUR GLACIAL
EARTH
1
PART ONE
-
BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER
I
THE
RACE
IS
JOINED
17
INTERLUDE:
THE
HOLLOW EARTH
34
CHAPTER
2,
JOSEPH
HOOKER
TRAVELS
THROUGH
TIME
40
INTERLUDE:
THE
GHOST
CONTINENT
56
CHAPTER
3
IN
THE
LAND
OF
FIRE
67
INTERLUDE:
THE
AMERICAN
CLIMATE
WARRIORS
75
PART TWO
4
TRIALS
CHAPTER
4
D URVILLE
BATTLES
THE
PACK
89
INTERLUDE:
ICE
STATION
WEDDELL
101
CHAPTER
5
THE
VOYAGE
OF
THE
FLYING
FISH
106
INTERLUDE:
THE
STORMY
PETREL
117
CHAPTER
6
MADAME
D URVILLE S
LETTER
126
CHAPTER
7
ROSS
FALLS
BEHIND
135
$
BIIOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
T?
HLUENCHE A
VIII
-1
CONTENTS
PART
THREE TRIUMPH
CHAPTER
8
SEAS
OF
GRASS
145
INTERLUDE:
THE
ANTARCTIC CONVERGENCE
150
CHAPTER
9
HOW
THE
ADELIE PENGUIN GOT
ITS NAME
161
INTERLUDE:
ANTHROPORNIS
NORDENSKJOLDI
167
CHAPTER
IO
WILKES DISCOVERS
A
CONTINENT
179
INTERLUDE:
THE
HURRICANE COAST
193
CHAPTER
II
MESSAGE
IN
A
BOTTLE
200
INTERLUDE:
THE
MAGNETIC
CRUSADERS
212
CHAPTER
12,
ROSS
IN
WONDERLAND
223
CHAPTER
13
HOMECOMING
233
POSTLUDE
LAST
ICE
248
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
261
BIBLIOGRAPHY
263
INDEX
279
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CONTENTS
LIST
OFLLLUSTRATIONS
IX
TIMELINE
XI
A NOTE
ON
MEASUREMENTS
XV
INTRODUCTION
OUR GLACIAL
EARTH
1
PART ONE
-
BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER
I
THE
RACE
IS
JOINED
17
INTERLUDE:
THE
HOLLOW EARTH
34
CHAPTER
2,
JOSEPH
HOOKER
TRAVELS
THROUGH
TIME
40
INTERLUDE:
THE
GHOST
CONTINENT
56
CHAPTER
3
IN
THE
LAND
OF
FIRE
67
INTERLUDE:
THE
AMERICAN
CLIMATE
WARRIORS
75
PART TWO
4
TRIALS
CHAPTER
4
D'URVILLE
BATTLES
THE
PACK
89
INTERLUDE:
ICE
STATION
WEDDELL
101
CHAPTER
5
THE
VOYAGE
OF
THE
FLYING
FISH
106
INTERLUDE:
THE
STORMY
PETREL
117
CHAPTER
6
MADAME
D'URVILLE'S
LETTER
126
CHAPTER
7
ROSS
FALLS
BEHIND
135
$
BIIOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
T?
HLUENCHE'A
VIII
-1
CONTENTS
PART
THREE TRIUMPH
CHAPTER
8
SEAS
OF
GRASS
145
INTERLUDE:
THE
ANTARCTIC CONVERGENCE
150
CHAPTER
9
HOW
THE
ADELIE PENGUIN GOT
ITS NAME
161
INTERLUDE:
ANTHROPORNIS
NORDENSKJOLDI
167
CHAPTER
IO
WILKES DISCOVERS
A
CONTINENT
179
INTERLUDE:
THE
HURRICANE COAST
193
CHAPTER
II
MESSAGE
IN
A
BOTTLE
200
INTERLUDE:
THE
MAGNETIC
CRUSADERS
212
CHAPTER
12,
ROSS
IN
WONDERLAND
223
CHAPTER
13
HOMECOMING
233
POSTLUDE
LAST
ICE
248
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
261
BIBLIOGRAPHY
263
INDEX
279 |
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| spelling | Wood, Gillen D'Arcy 1968- Verfasser (DE-588)141164654 aut Land of wondrous cold the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice Gillen D'Arcy Wood Princeton ; Oxford Princeton University Press [2020] xiv, 287 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Introduction. Our glacial earth -- Part one. Beginnings. The race is joined. Interlude: The hollow earth ; Joseph Hooker travels through time. Interlude: The ghost continent ; In the land of fire. Interlude: The American climate warriors -- Part two. Trials. D'Urville battles the pack. Interlude: Ice Station Weddell ; The voyage of the Flying Fish. Interlude: The stormy petrel ; Madame D'Urville's letter ; Ross falls behind -- Part three. Triumph. Seas of grass. Interlude: The Antarctic convergence ; How the Adélie penguin got its name. Interlude: Anthropornis nordenskjoldi ; Wilkes discovers a continent. Interlude: The hurricane coast ; Message in a bottle. Interlude: The magnetic crusaders ; Ross in wonderland ; Homecoming -- Postlude: Last ice "A history of the first race to Antarctica that weaves the great polar discoveries of the nineteenth century with scientific breakthroughs of the modern era. 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 pioneer 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 recorded in the south polar ice and ocean floor, and to monitor the increasing instability of the Antarctic ice cap, which threatens inundation of coastal cities worldwide. Interweaving the breakthrough research of the modern Ocean Drilling Program with the dramatic discovery tales of their Victorian-era 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"-- Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Gletschereis (DE-588)4157592-1 gnd rswk-swf Entdeckung (DE-588)4014841-5 gnd rswk-swf Polarforschung (DE-588)4200347-7 gnd rswk-swf Antarktis (DE-588)4002208-0 gnd rswk-swf Antarctica / Discovery and exploration Antarctica / Environmental conditions Ice caps / Antarctica Discoveries in geography Ecology Ice caps Antarctica Antarktis (DE-588)4002208-0 g Entdeckung (DE-588)4014841-5 s Polarforschung (DE-588)4200347-7 s Gletschereis (DE-588)4157592-1 s Geschichte z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-0-6912-0168-9 Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032054175&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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