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It is now well established that there is not the slightest chance of finding any
commercial route in high north latitudes which is likely to supersede those at
present in use ; and we have learnt all , or nearly all , that it is possible to do
respecting ...
It is now well established that there is not the slightest chance of finding any
commercial route in high north latitudes which is likely to supersede those at
present in use ; and we have learnt all , or nearly all , that it is possible to do
respecting ...
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The present phase of Arctic Exploration , the characteristic feature of which is the
attempt to reach the Pole , combined more or less with a spirit of scientific inquiry
, promises to be a more glorious one than either of the two preceding phases ...
The present phase of Arctic Exploration , the characteristic feature of which is the
attempt to reach the Pole , combined more or less with a spirit of scientific inquiry
, promises to be a more glorious one than either of the two preceding phases ...
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In this year also the second cruise of the Sampson schooner yacht took place to
the Spitzbergen Seas , of which an account is given in the present volume .
Although it was an unusually close season , she reached 80 ° 30 ' N. , 12 ° E. ;
her ...
In this year also the second cruise of the Sampson schooner yacht took place to
the Spitzbergen Seas , of which an account is given in the present volume .
Although it was an unusually close season , she reached 80 ° 30 ' N. , 12 ° E. ;
her ...
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At the present time the Poles are farther from the sun in summer and winter than
in spring and autumn . It has already been indicated that the North Pole is
warmed up during the summer , and as the warming of the South Pole occurs
under ...
At the present time the Poles are farther from the sun in summer and winter than
in spring and autumn . It has already been indicated that the North Pole is
warmed up during the summer , and as the warming of the South Pole occurs
under ...
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The present eccentricity of the earth's orbit is slight compared to what it has been
in past times . At present the earth is 3,000,000 miles less than the mean distance
nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion ; but at certain periods it has been ...
The present eccentricity of the earth's orbit is slight compared to what it has been
in past times . At present the earth is 3,000,000 miles less than the mean distance
nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion ; but at certain periods it has been ...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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