The Polar World

A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe

By:

Georg Hartwig

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Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

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The German scientific writer Georg Hartwig (1813-80) produced many popular works on geographical and natural history topics, among them this book, published in English in 1869. (An American version, with additional chapters, came out in the same year.) Unusually for the period, it surveyed exploration in the Antarctic as well as the Arctic, though the coverage of the latter makes up the bulk of the book. Hartwig's intention is 'to convey solid instruction under an entertaining form', combining the history of exploration with descriptions of the polar regions explored by the mid-century, including Siberia as well as the islands and ice packs of the Arctic Ocean. In this very readable work, Hartwig describes geography, geology and climate, as well as the survival strategies of plant, animal and human life in an extreme environment, using a very wide range of earlier published material to create an integrated narrative.

Release date NZ

May 19th, 2014

Author

Georg Hartwig

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

85 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 3 maps

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

592

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Dimensions

140x216x33

ISBN-13

9781108073363

Product ID

22282630

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