The Antarctic Dictionary
The Antarctic Dictionary

Author: Bernadette Hince

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2000-11-10

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0643102329

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The world’s most isolated continent has spawned some of the most unusual words in the English language. In the space of a mere century, a remarkable vocabulary has evolved to deal with the extraordinary environment and living organisms of the Antarctic and subantarctic. Here, for the first time, is a complete guide to the origin and definitions of Antarctic words. Like other historical dictionaries, The Antarctic Dictionary gives the reader quotations for each word. These quotations are the life-blood of the dictionary — more than 15 000 quotations from about 1000 different sources give the reader a unique insight into the way the language of Antarctica has evolved. The reader will find out what it means to be slotted, the shortcomings of homers, the joys of a donga and the hazards of a growler. The Antarctic Dictionary has been meticulously researched, and will appeal to all those who have been to the frozen continent or have ever dreamed of going there. It will also appeal to those fascinated by the development of language. With a forward by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

Land Environments of New Zealand
Land Environments of New Zealand

Author: J. R. Leathwick

Publisher: Spotlight Poets

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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This publication is the result of over 15 years' research and technology development and presents New Zealand and its environments in a completely new way.

Life in Extreme Environments
Life in Extreme Environments

Author: Ricardo Amils

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-30

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13:

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This book provides an intriguing look at how life can adapt to many different extreme environments. It addresses the limits for life development and examines different strategies used by organisms to adapt to different extreme environments.

History of Geoscience
History of Geoscience

Author: W. Mayer

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 1786202697

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The study of the Earth’s origin, its composition, the processes that changed and shaped it over time and the fossils preserved in rocks, have occupied enquiring minds from ancient times. The contributions in this volume trace the history of ideas and the research of scholars in a wide range of geological disciplines that have paved the way to our present-day understanding and knowledge of the physical nature of our planet and the diversity of life that inhabited it. To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Commission on the History of Geology (INHIGEO), the book features contributions that give insights into its establishment and progress. In other sections authors reflect on the value of studying the history of the geosciences and provide accounts of early investigations in fields as diverse as tectonics, volcanology, geomorphology, vertebrate palaeontology and petroleum geology. Other papers discuss the establishment of geological surveys, the contribution of women to geology and biographical sketches of noted scholars in various fields of geoscience.