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Showing 1 to 20 of 174 for “"Expedition"”.
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The Rio Grande Expedition, 1863-1865
… October 1863 the United States Army's Rio Grande Expedition left New Orleans, bound for the Texas coast. Reacting to the recent French occupation of Mexico, President Abraham Lincoln believed that the presence of U.S. troops in Texas would dissuade the French from intervening in the American Civil …
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The American punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916-1917
<p>Actually the Punitive Expedition did not make much of a change in the relations between
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An Unfolding Voyage: Rephotography and the Challenger Expedition
… In addition to surveying responsibilities, the expedition and its crew were charged with obtaining “photographs of native races to one scale” (Royal Society, 1872) but the 500 plus images remain largely unseen by a wider public. This practice-led PhD adopts rephotography, a method of taking a …
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The mission for a manned expedition to Mars
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1963.
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Axial; a Sound Art Work of an Oceanographic Expedition
… data obtained during the oceanographic expedition <italic>Enlighten10</italic>, during which the artist recorded the sounds of the hydrothermal vents located in the area at depth of over 4,500 feet. This thesis describes in detail the entire compositional process as well as the concepts, …
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The expedition of expertise : designing an expert system for design
Principal assumptions are made during the early stage of the design process, fixing 70% to 80% of total building costs and most of a building's architectural and environmental qualities. The demands of any one constraint impose a whole set of assumptions that often result in a design that is …
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The French Academy of Sciences Expedition to Spanish America, 1735-1744
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-03T21:20:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 0015202.pdf: 23803585 bytes, checksum: 7a56c7a7c69f499a024ab4b01dce2fca (MD5) Previous issue date: 1955
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Commodore Perry's 1853 Japanese Expedition: How Whaling Influenced the Event that Revolutionized Japan
… trade as the main reason behind the Japanese Expedition's dispatch. This historical perspective ignores the important economic and political influence the whaling industry played in spurring American politicians to confront Japanese isolationism. It is incorrect to assert that whaling, and not …
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The Low-Rodgers Expedition: a study in the foundations of U.S. policy in Korea
… the origin and significance of the Low-Rodgers Expedition of 1871 in the evolution of a conscious foreign policy of the United States in East Asia. It deals with the Low-Rodgers Expedition not as an isolated event, but as both an outcome and antecedent of other closely interrelated events in an …
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Expanding the Walls of the Classroom: Difficulties and Successes in Expedition Based, Experiential Education
… planned and executed with purpose and precision, expedition based, experiential education can deepen student learning, increase engagement, and help close the achievement gap. Yet, this approach to education remains the exception, rather than the norm in a standard public high school setting. The …
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A Correlated Study-Unit of a Diary of the Expedition Against the Southwest, 1842-1843
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Normalized mechanical properties of resedimented Gulf of Mexico clay from Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition Leg 308
During Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition Leg 308, many Whole Core Samples were recovered from the Ursa Basin in the Gulf of Mexico. Post-cruise geotechnical testing found these samples to be highly disturbed due to the sampling process. This research will determine mechanical …
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'For the Hills of Santa Fe': The Texan Santa Fe Expedition of 1841 and the Southwest Market Economy
This thesis examines the ill-fated Texan Santa Fe Expedition of 1841 to analyze the state of a lucrative market network in the Southwest. Cut off from Santa Fe, the hub of the network, Texas struggled economically as an independent nation. Commercially isolated and dealing with near- worthless …
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What causes an organisation to be what it is and to become what it could be: A philosophical expedition
This work represents the evolution of a thesis asking the question what causes an organisation to be what it is and to become what it could be. The author ' s thought development is integral to the project and is highlighted throughout. Conversation and relationship become privileged as the …
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Exploring Student's Perceptions of a Place-Responsive, Sustainability-Focused Expedition to Zanzibar and its Implications for Outdoor Education Practice.
… how a place-responsive, sustainability-focused expedition influenced participants’ sense of place, environmental knowledge, and concern. Amidst growing critiques of traditional adventure-based outdoor education, which often prioritises physical challenge over ecological engagement, this research …
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Reconciling the "mystery letter" : Frémont's fourth expedition, John Kern Strecker, and the Baylor University Museum.
… Kern, a surviving member of the Fourth Frémont Expedition, the letter weaves a harrowing tale of starvation, mutiny, and cannibalism. Significant to the history of the Western frontier, the letter also holds relevance to one of Baylor University's most beloved sons, John Kern Strecker. …
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Retracing the 1910 Carruthers Royal Geographical Society Expedition to the Turgen Mountains of Mongolia – Reconstruction of a Century of Glacial Change
… in 1910 by a Royal Geographical Society (RGS) expedition led by Douglas Carruthers. They undertook an extensive survey of the range and produced a detailed topographic map. They also documented the extent of the glaciers with photographs. This modern study consisted of three phases. The first …
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Retracing the 1910 Carruthers Royal Geographical Society Expedition to the Turgen Mountains of Mongolia – Reconstruction of a Century of Glacial Change
… in 1910 by a Royal Geographical Society (RGS) expedition led by Douglas Carruthers. They undertook an extensive survey of the range and produced a detailed topographic map. They also documented the extent of the glaciers with photographs. This modern study consisted of three phases. The first …
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No Longer the Big Bad Wolf: The Expedition to Secure Wolf Self-Portraits and Its Impact On the Bureau of Biological Survey
… technology of and motivations behind the Tensas expedition, which had the singular goal of taking photographs of wolves in the wild. In addition to beginning a conversation about the importance of camera traps in the history of visual media, it also allows for additional insight into the …
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Novel, The Fourth Expedition, Based on the Journals of a Nineteenth Century Australian Explorer; Essay, The Pastoral Myth in the Twenty-First Century
The novel, The Fourth Expedition, which follows a collection of poetry, Things Visible and Things Invisible, already presented in the first year of the Masters, is based on the journals of a nineteenth century explorer of the Australian continent. Built into the story is the relationship between …
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