In later life the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his
humanitarian work, the explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861
1930) encouraged and supported the 1901 voyage of his fellow
Norwegian Roald Amundsen (1872 1928), publishing this account of
its scientific findings in 1906. Amundsen had just purchased his
famous boat, the Gjoa, and wanted to test her in Arctic waters. He
planned to pay for the expedition by hunting seals, but wanted to
carry out scientific work at the same time. On Nansen's advice, he
decided to make oceanographic observations. After a six-month
voyage, he returned with both observations and samples of water and
plankton which considerably enlarged understanding of the bottom
waters of the Norwegian Sea and the play of current in the area.
Nansen's work supplies technical details, diagrams and maps from
this remarkable scientific survey."
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science |
| Release date: |
April 2014 |
| First published: |
March 2014 |
| Authors: |
Fridtjof Nansen
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| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
168 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07082-9 |
| Languages: |
English
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| Subtitles: |
Norwegian
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| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
The hydrosphere >
Oceanography (seas)
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-108-07082-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781108070829 |
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