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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"International Geophysical Year"”.
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A historical geography of Halley research station, Antarctica, 1956 – present
… Antarctic research stations. Established for the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58, just a few years before the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in December 1959, Halley is deeply connected to one of the most important periods of change in Antarctic science and governance. It is also a …
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A study of the Hyperiid Amphipoda in the waters off the east and south coasts of the Republic of South Africa in relation to prevailing hydrological conditions
During the International Geophysical Year, 1957 - 1958, it was decided that the hydrographic frigate, S.A.S. "Natal", as part of the South African contribution, should undertake a number of oceanographic cruises off the east and south coasts of the Republic of South Africa. Thus during 1958 three …
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Climate, uncertainty, and the slippery measurement of Antarctic ice
… has repeatedly escaped constraint. After the International Geophysical Year (1957-8), as scientific activity intensified at both poles, glaciologists and geophysicists sought new tools and techniques to reckon with Antarctica’s vast scope, its relative inaccessibility as a field site, and the …
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Visualising the Aurora: Embodied and Instrumental Sensing throughout the International Polar and Geophysical Years (1880-1960)
… was imaged, visualised and understood during the International Polar and Geophysical Years of 1882-1883, 1932-1933 and 1957-1958. I explore the depiction of the phenomenon, from hand-drawings to radio echoes, while paying heed to what was occluded from portrayals, the imaginative and aesthetic …