10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NANSEN»
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nansen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
nansen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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The First Crossing of Greenland
In this 1890 publication Fridtjof Nansen recounts the first successful crossing of the interior of Greenland.
Fridtjof Nansen, Hubert Majendie Gepp,
2011
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In 1888-9, Fridtjof Nansen and his team wintered among the Greenlandic Inuit. This translated account was published in 1893.
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Fridtjof Nansen: A Book for the Young
Preparations for the Polar Expedition. —Starting from Norway.— Journey along the Siberian Coast. Nansen's theory as regards the expedition to the North Pole was as simple as it was daring. He believed that he had discovered the existence ...
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Scientific Plan for the Proposed Nansen Drift Station
Multidisciplinary research plan discussed at workshop held 3-5 November 1975.
National Research Council (U.S.). Polar Research Board. Committee for the Nansen Drift Station,
1976
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Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer
When it became clear that they would miss the pole, Nansen and companion Hjalmar Johansen struck off by themselves. Racing the shrinking pack-ice, they attempted, by dog-sled, to go "farthest north.
In 1893 Nansen set sail in the Fram, a ship specially designed and built to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel with the sea's drift closer to the North Pole than anyone had ever gone before.
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Nansen: The Explorer as Hero
He was the father of modern polar exploration, the last act of territorial discovery before the leap into space began. Nansen was a prime illustration of Carlyle's dictum that 'the history of the world is but the biography of great men'.
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With Nansen in the North: A Record of the Fram Expedition ...
Nansen now painted our kayaks with a kind of soot-paint which he 'made, and I cut up some seal's flesh in strips and hung them up to dry. I also began to weigh the remainder of our provisions; of pemmican we had twenty-two pounds, and of ...
Hjalmar Johansen, H. L. Braekstad,
2011
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The Dr. Fridtjof Nansen Programme 1975-1993: ...
Gjosaeter, J. and Myrseth, B., 1979, A survey of mesopelagic fish resources in the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden, July-August 1979: Bergen, Norway, Institute of Marine Research, Reports on surveys with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NANSEN»
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nansen is used in the context of the following news items.
'Christmas cancelled' at Trojan Horse school, tribunal told
Former assistant headteacher at Nansen Primary said prayers took children away from vital English and maths lessons. Shares ... «Birmingham Mail, Oct 15»
Pupils at 'Trojan Horse' school 'told to stare at trees and stand in the …
Bizarre punishments allegedly carried out at the Park View Academy chain which included Golden Hillock and Nansen schools included being forced to stand in ... «Mirror.co.uk, Oct 15»
UNHCR commits to follow up on the Nansen Initiative on climate …
110 countries endorsed the "Agenda for the Protection of Cross-Border Displaced Persons in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change" at the Nansen ... «UNHCR, Oct 15»
«Nansen Initiative»: Schweiz will besseren Schutz für Klimaflüchtlinge
Genf – Die Schweiz und Norwegen setzen sich dafür ein, dass Klimaflüchtlinge besser geschützt werden. 2012 hatten die beiden Länder dafür die «Nansen ... «BLICK.CH, Oct 15»
UNHCR presents Nansen Refugee Award to Afghan refugee teacher
For 61 years, the Nansen Refugee Award has recognised those who have shown outstanding dedication to the refugee cause. It not only names Eleanor ... «UNHCR, Oct 15»
UNHCR names Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi its 2015 …
UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award honours extraordinary service to the forcibly displaced, and names Eleanor Roosevelt, Graça Machel and Luciano Pavarotti ... «UNHCR, Sep 15»
Nansen legacy lives on for Syrian refugees in Armenia
He is a descendent of the exiled Armenian community in Aleppo which benefitted from the work of Fridtjof Nansen, who helped repatriate thousands of refugees ... «UNHCR, Aug 15»
Nansen Primary: Trojan Horse school spent £7000 on office …
Teachers at Nansen Primary – which has been placed in special measures – told inspectors that children as young as eight hit them without any action being ... «Birmingham Mail, Mar 15»
Weatherwatch: Polar ice packs in Nansen's Arctic schooner
Fridtjof Nansen, the polar explorer, whose team endured bitter temperatures aboard the Fram. Photograph: Frank J Addison/Robinson Library/Newcastle ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
Plans afoot to fix historic New Hampshire ski jump
This photo taken Friday Sept. 26, 2014 shows the top of the Nansen Ski jump above the top of the tree line in Milan, N.H. The legendary ski jump for decades ... «Washington Times, Oct 14»