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Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration

Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration (July 2012)
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Cover; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 4 Page(s)

To the Ends of the Earth; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Susan Solomon; 2 Page(s)

Explorers in search of scientific knowledge, as well as glory, conquered the poles 100 years ago

A Constant Pull; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by John Horgan; 3 Page(s)

A century after Scott and Amundsen, the Antarctic still beckons

The North Pole and Its Seekers; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

October 28, 1868

New Expeditions to the Arctic Regions; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

June 24, 1871

The Latest Arctic Explorations—The Remarkable Escape of the Polaris Party; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

June 7, 1873

Rescue of the Remaining Survivors of the Polaris; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

The Latest Polar Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

December 26, 1874

Work for Arctic Explorers; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

July 17, 1875

The Coming Arctic Expeditions; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

May 22, 1875

The Search for the Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

July 3, 1875

The British Arctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

August 28, 1875

The British Arctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

The Recent Arctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

January 20, 1877

Some Suggestions for Future Polar; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 29 Page(s)

February 3, 1877

Proposed New British Polar Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 30 Page(s)

September 20, 1879

To the North Pole by Balloon; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

July 13, 1895

Wellman's Airship for His North Polar Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

July 7, 1906. By the Paris Correspondent of the Scientific American

The Wellman Polar Airship Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

June 22, 1907. By the Paris Correspondent of the Scientific American

The American Arctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 36 Page(s)

September 14, 1878

The Peary Arctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

July 15, 1893

Nansen's Polar Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

The Recent Failures of Arctic Expeditions; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 39 Page(s)

August 29, 1896

The Return of Lieut. Peary; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 40 Page(s)

September 27, 1902

The Polar Regions; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

June 11, 1904

Peary's New Ship for Work in Arctic Seas; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

October 8, 1904

Peary and the North Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

July 15, 1905

Peary's Arctic Ship, The "Roosevelt"; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

July 15, 1905

Peary's "Farthest North"; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

November 17, 1906

Peary's Quest of the North Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Peary and the North Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

August 21, 1909

Dr. Cook and the North Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

September 11, 1909

Dr. Cook's Discovery of the North Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

September 11, 1909

Honor to Whom Honor Is Due; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

September 18, 1909

Commander Peary's Discovery of the North Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

September 18, 1909

Retrospect of the Year 1909: Exploration; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 3 Page(s)

January 1, 1910

"Investigating" Peary; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

April 22, 1911

Antarctic Exploration; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

January 23, 1897

To South Polar Lands; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

February 13, 1897

The Voyage of the "Discovery"; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

February 3, 1906

Dr. Charcot's Antarctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

November 30, 1907

Antarctic Expeditions, Past and Present: Some Heroes of Exploration; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

November 11, 1911

By Motor Car to the South Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by J. S. Dunnet; 1 Page(s)

October 19, 1907

The Shackleton Antarctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by John Plummer; 1 Page(s)

August 29, 1908

Lieut. Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

April 3, 1909

Lieut. Shackleton; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

April 9, 1910

Two Novel Motor Sleds; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Walter Langford; 1 Page(s)

May 14, 1910

The Antarctic Expeditions; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

January 13, 1912

The Discovery of the South Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

March 16, 1912

Amundsen's Attainment of the South Pole: Progress of Antarctic Exploration; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by G. W. Littlehales, Hydrographic Office, United States Navy; 3 Page(s)

March 23, 1912

Capt. Scott at the South Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

April 13, 1912

Shadows at the South Pole; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

June 15, 1912

The Scott Expedition and Its Tragic End: A Sacrifice Made for Scientific Ideals; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 4 Page(s)

February 22, 1913

Achievements and Lessons of the Scott Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 4 Page(s)

March 1, 1913

To the South Pole with the Cinematograph: Film Records of Scott's Ill-Fated Expedition; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 4 Page(s)

June 21, 1913

The Height of the Antarctic Continent; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Walter Langford; 2 Page(s)

June 4, 1910

The Renewed Siege of the Antarctic; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

January 17, 1914

Shackleton's South Polar Expedition: The Value of His Scientific Observations; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Henryk Arctowski; 2 Page(s)

June 17, 1916

Thawing Scotts Legacy; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Sarah Simpson; 2 Page(s)

December 2001. A pioneer in atmosphere ozone studies, Susan Solomon rewrites the history of a fatal polar expedition

Greater Glory; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; by Edward J. Larson; 6 Page(s)

June 2011. In the race to the South Pole, explorer Robert F. Scott refused to sacrifice his ambitious science agenda




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