The life of José María Sobral : scientist, diarist, and pioneer in Antarctica / Mary R. Tahan.
2018
G872.A74
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Title
The life of José María Sobral : scientist, diarist, and pioneer in Antarctica / Mary R. Tahan.
Author
Tahan, Mary R., author.
ISBN
9783319672687 (electronic book)
3319672681 (electronic book)
9783319672670
3319672681 (electronic book)
9783319672670
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-67268-7 doi
Call Number
G872.A74
Dewey Decimal Classification
919.8904
Summary
Featuring the previously unpublished diary of José María Sobral, Under-Lieutenant of the Argentine Navy, this book provides insight on his life and his participation in Otto Nordenskjöld's Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903. This biography highlights Sobral's personal thoughts on the mission, his position, the science being discovered, and the geopolitical situation around him. The reader also learns about the state of science, Antarctic exploration, and cultural-political-issues at that time. The author's critical and contextual analysis of the diary explains more about Sobral and his role in Argentina, Antarctica, science and history. This paints a detailed picture of Sobral as an individual, and provides the framework to depict the world in which Sobral lived and worked as well as his expedition and accomplishments. The book aims to explain the context of Sobral's writings, the significance of the events he described in his diary entries, and the way all of these events tied into history and scientific discovery.
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Springer biographies.
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Print version: 9783319672670
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Editor's Note
Background on the Expedition
Chapter 1 The Journey to Antarctica
The First Winter at Snow Hill
Chapter 2 The Second Winter at Snow Hill
Chapter 3 The Third Winter at Snow Hill
Chapter 4 Personal Recommendations, Historical Overview and Statistical Facts
Chapter 5 The Rescue of All Three Parties of the Expedition by the Argentine Corvette "Uruguay" and the Return of the Expedition to Buenos Aires
Chapter 6 Transcript of the Speech Delivered by Sobral to the Argentine Naval League
List of Figures.
Preface
Introduction
Editor's Note
Background on the Expedition
Chapter 1 The Journey to Antarctica
The First Winter at Snow Hill
Chapter 2 The Second Winter at Snow Hill
Chapter 3 The Third Winter at Snow Hill
Chapter 4 Personal Recommendations, Historical Overview and Statistical Facts
Chapter 5 The Rescue of All Three Parties of the Expedition by the Argentine Corvette "Uruguay" and the Return of the Expedition to Buenos Aires
Chapter 6 Transcript of the Speech Delivered by Sobral to the Argentine Naval League
List of Figures.