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1912 : the year the world discovered Antarctica / Chris Turney.
Chronicles the 1912 expeditions to Antarctica, including those by Roald Amundsen, Wilhelm Filchner, and Douglas Mawson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781582437897 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 358 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > History. Polar regions > Discovery and exploration > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 998 Tur | 31681002669109 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Chris Turney is an Australian and British geologist living in Sydney. He led the radiocarbon dating on the Hobbit fossil of Flores, Indonesia that hit the headlines worldwide in 2004, and has published numerous scientific articles. In 2011, he was awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship. Turney has been described by The Saturday Times as "the new David Livingstone."
