Ending in Ice the revolutionary Idea and tragic expedition of Alfred Wegener /
Main Author: | McCoy, Roger M. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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Physical Description: |
ix, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Subjects: |
Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index. Scientist and explorer -- Wegener's shocking idea -- The world reacts to Wegener's idea -- Preparing for Greenland -- Arriving in Greenland -- Establishing Eismitte -- The fourth trip to Eismitte, September, 1930 -- Winter at East Station and West Station, 1930-1931 -- Winter at Eismitte -- Search for Wegener and Villumsen -- Searching for reasons -- Remembering Wegener -- Progress after 1960. |
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Physical Description: |
ix, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index. |
ISBN: |
0195188578 9780195188578 |