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Globalizing Polar Science Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years

Globalizing Polar Science Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years

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The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour.

Keywords

HistoryWorldSocial HistoryUnited StatesModernTechnology & EngineeringScienceLife SciencesBiology

2011Book

Author(s)Roger D. Launius, James Rodger Fleming, David H. DeVorkin

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9780230105324

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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