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Solomon, Susan

 
9780300089677: The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition
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ISBN 10 : 0300089678 ISBN 13 : 9780300089677
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This riveting book tells the tragic story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his British team who in November 1911 began a trek across the snows of Antarctica, striving to be the first to reach the South Pole. After marching and skiing more than nine hundred miles, the men reached the Pole in January 1912, only to suffer the terrible realisation that a group of five Norwegians had been there almost a month earlier. On their return journey, Scott and his four companions perished, and their legacy, as courageous heroes or tragic incompetents, has been debated ever since. Susan Solomon brings a scientific perspective to understanding the men of the expedition, their staggering struggle, and the reasons for their deaths. Drawing on extensive meteorological data and on her own personal knowledge of the Antarctic, she depicts in detail the sights, sounds, legends, and ferocious weather of this singular place. And she reaches the startling conclusion that Scott's polar party was struck down by exceptionally frigid weather - a rare misfortune that thwarted the men's meticulous predictions of what to expect. Solomon describes the many adventures and challenges faced by Scott and his men on their journey, and she also discusses each one's life, contributions, and death. Her poignant and beautifully written book restores them to the place of honour they deserve.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susan Solomon is senior scientist at the Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado. An acknowledged world leader in ozone depletion research, she was honoured with the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1999 for 'key insights in explaining the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole'. Among her many other distinctions is an Antarctic glacier named after her.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300089678
ISBN 13 
9780300089677
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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