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1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica by Chris Turney
Category: History
The rivalry between Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen is a familiar story; what fewer people know is that, in 1912, five separate teams were exploring beyond the limits of the known world: Scott for Britain, Amundsen for Norway, Mawson for Australasia, Filchner for Germany and Shirase for Japan. The Antar ...Show more
Bones, Rocks and Stars by Chris Turney
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Macmillan Science Ser.
The Science of When Things Happened What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Where are the branches on the human family tree? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding ...Show more
Bones, Rocks and Stars by Chris Turney
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Macmillan Science Ser.
What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Where are the branches on the human family tree? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding how we pinpoint the past, he cautions, is crucial ...Show more
Ice, Mud and Blood : Lessons from Climates Past by Chris Turney
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: MacSci Ser.
Imagine a world of wildly escalating temperatures, apocalyptic flooding, devastating storms and catastrophic sea level rise. This might sound like a prediction for the future or the storyline of a new Hollywood blockbuster but it's something quite different: it's our past. In a day and age when where we ...Show more
Iced In - Ten Days Trapped on the Edge of Antarctica by Chris Turney
Category: Biography
A memoir of survival by a scientist "traveling in the footsteps of . . . explorers Ernest Shackleton and Douglas Mawson . . . Enjoyable armchair adventure" (Booklist). "The Antarctic Factor: If anything can go wrong, it will. It's basically Murphy's Law on steroids." --Chris Turney On Christmas Eve in ...Show more
Shackled by Chris Turney
Category: Travel
"In 2013, Australian earth scientist Chris Turney led an ambitious expedition to Antarctica. It promised so much u discovery, history, adventure u but came with great risk. The story of Turney's ship, the Shokalskiy, and the plight of the 71 people on board was broadcast around the world. We watched, li ...Show more
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