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Titel:
The Explorers Club : a visual journey through the past, present, and future of exploration
Weiterer Verfasser:
GVPL_EDITION:
First edition.
PUBDATE:
2023
GVPL_PUBLICATION_INFO:
California : Ten Speed Press, [2023]
Physische Beschreibung:
295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm..
ISBN:
9781984859983
Abstract:
Discover the extraordinary history and thrilling frontiers of exploration with this gorgeously illustrated guide from The Explorers Club, the historic and esteemed home of the world's most prominent explorers.
Inhalte:
The two Greelys : a tale of Arctic anguish -- First to the North Pole . . . maybe? -- Dogs over ponies : first to the South Pole -- The last dragon chaser -- The wings of Greely -- First to summit Everest -- The society of forgotten Explorers -- Kon-Tiki -- First to the deepest point in the Ocean -- First to the moon : Apollo night at The Explorers Club -- "Why are there no girls?" -- Seeing the (underwater) light -- Diving and mapping -- The thrill of the krill -- Exploration and side hustles : from the Oscars to the oceans -- From Apollo rockets to solar wings -- The two Callies : a tale of nature's anguish -- Exploring by storytelling -- Exploring the roots -- Exploring the space volcanoes -- Ushirikiano -- Exploring as an exchange -- Exploring for truth -- The astronaut defending us from asteroids -- Explorers as allies -- The track of the cat -- Exploring for agency -- The first environmental linguist -- Exploring the red planet -- Food, art, and the journey to Mars.
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LANGUAGE:
Englisch
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