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Science and daily life in the study of the Northern Lights, 1898-1928 /
The world's first Northern Lights observatory is the focus of this account about everyday life and epoch-making pioneering of geophysical research on Haldde Mountain in Finnmark, Norway. Inside four walls in extreme weather conditions at 9000 metres above sea level, the residents formed a class...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Norwegian BokmÃ¥l |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The world's first Northern Lights observatory is the focus of this account about everyday life and epoch-making pioneering of geophysical research on Haldde Mountain in Finnmark, Norway. Inside four walls in extreme weather conditions at 9000 metres above sea level, the residents formed a class-divided mini-society with researchers, assistants, wives and maids. This book provides an insight into eventful years of the last century. Children are born, photographs and measurements of the Northern Lights are taken, the research develops, and important people die. The work conducted on Haldde Mounta. |
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| Notas: | Translation of: Nordlysfront hverdag og vitenskap 1898-1928. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 344 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1527508110 9781527508118 9781527523463 1527523462 |