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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Scientific expeditions"”.
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Claiming Primordial Landscapes: Science and Imperialism in Turn-of-the-Century Science Fiction Novels
… as imperial narratives, I have found that the scientific expeditions at the heart of each novel rely on the legitimating effects of science as well as scientific methodology to successfully further the personal and social aims of the protagonists. Systems of thought such as natural theology …
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The Impact of Fe-Ti Oxide Concentration on the Structural Ridgity of the Lower Oceanic Crust, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge
… Atlantis Bank has been the focus of many scientific expeditions including: Ocean Drilling Program Holes 735B, and 1105A, International Oceanic Discovery Program Hole U1473A, and submersible studies. This study utilized samples from all three holes from near the seafloor to a depth of 1.5 …
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An Investigation of the Geochemistry and Hydrogeology of the Queen Charlotte Fault
… off western Haida Gwaii, an international scientific partnership was established between US and Canadian scientists to study the Queen Charlotte Fault – a ~1200 km transform fault between the Pacific and North American plates, where ~ 900 km lies offshore. Scientific expeditions onboard the …
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Bedrock target analysis for ROV rockdrill sampling and existing sample stratigraphic and mineralogical verification (BeTar_drill)
… techniques has allowed for renewed offshore scientific expeditions in deep marine settings, being guided by high-resolution topographical data (gathered through multibeam echosounding) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Here, updated high-resolution bathymetric data, coupled with bedrock …
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Honduran cloud forests and coral reefs : exploring the process of transformative learning in adolescents
… 18, who participated in a two-week international scientific expedition to Honduras. Data was collected prior to, during and after the expedition via questionnaires, group interviews and semi-structured individual interviews. The data explored how this significant life experience potentially …