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Scientific Exploration and Expeditions: From the Age of Discovery to the Twenty-First Century
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Description: Scientific Exploration and Expeditions provides a unique perspective on expeditions made in the quest for scientific knowledge from the fifteenth century to the present day. Concise and appealing articles focus on the scientific goals and accomplishments of the explorers and expeditions, and how the sciences--from anthropology to zoology--benefited from these voyages of discovery.
Designed for high school, college, and general readers, this encyclopedia supports curricula in science and history with broad historical and global coverage, as well as coverage of diverse disciplines and fields, such as oceanography, paleontology, and environmental science. It covers major expeditions and historical figures as well as lesser-known contemporary explorers and scientists, and highlights contemporary issues of global interest and concern such as polar ice caps and space exploration. The set includes a topic finder, chronologies, photos, original maps, sidebars, cross-references, a glossary, and a bibliography.
Selected Contents:
Topic Finder
Introduction
African Association
Amazon River and Basin
Amundsen, Roald
Andrews, Roy Chapman
Antarctica
Arctic
Ballard, Robert
Banks, Joseph
Bates, Henry Walter
Beagle , Voyage of the
Bell, Gertrude
Bingham, Hiram
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de
Bruce, James
Burton, Richard Francis
Byrd, Richard E.
Carter, Howard
Cheesman, Lucy Evelyn
Como Bluff, Wyoming
Cook, James
Cope, Edward Drinker
Cousteau, Jacques-Yves
Darwin, Charles
Discovery, Age of
Dunbar-Hunter Expedition (1804-1805)
Earle, Sylvia
Everest Expeditions
Explorers Club
Flinders, Matthew
Gobi Desert
Hakluyt Society
Hanbury-Tenison, Robin, and Marika Hanbury-Tenison
Hedin, Sven
Henson, Matthew
Heyerdahl, Thor
Horner, John R.
Humboldt, Alexander von
International Geophysical Year
International Polar Year
Jones, Albert Jos
Kingdon-Ward, Frank
Kingsley, Mary
Leakey Family
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Livingstone, David, and Henry Morton Stanley
Mackenzie, Alexander
Malinowski, Bronislaw
Maps and Mapmaking
Marsh, Othniel Charles
Mexia, Ynes
Mouhot, Henri
Nansen, Fridtjof
National Geographic Society
Nordenskjld, Adolf Erik
Oceanography, History of
Ostrom, John H.
Pacific Exploration
Park, Mungo
Peary, Robert E.
Powell Expeditions
Royal Geographical Society
Russian Exploration
Schliemann, Heinrich
Schultes, Richard
Schweinfurth, Georg August
Scoresby, William
Scott, Robert Falcon
Shackleton, Ernest
Society of Woman Geographers
Space Exploration, Manned
Space Exploration, Unmanned
Speke, John Hanning
Stark, Freya
Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall
Van der Post, Laurens
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Washburn, Bradford
Waterton, Charles
Watkins, Gino
Wilkes Expedition
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Review(s): "Although many general researchers will find this information helpful, the set will be most useful for students in high school. Recommended for school and public libraries." -- Booklist
"The currency of information and focus on science will make this work particularly useful alongside broader but more dated resources." -- School Library Journal
"This title stands out for uniting explorers of land, sea, and space in one reference work. ... This title will serve early researchers and may also rekindle the interest most of us had when we were younger. Recommended for public and school libraries." -- Library Journal
"This two-volume set covers a lot of ground and looks at a wide variety of topics. From short biographies of intrepid explorers to the places they discovered to the groups that organized the expeditions, these books explain them all." -- Library Media Connection
"The articles are well written and engaging, providing a starting point for additional research. The 32-page index is appreciated in a resource like this and provides good access to the content." -- American Reference Books Annual
    
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