Fridtiof Nansen, 1861-1893Longmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 402 pages Biographical accounts up to the time of commencement of the first Fram expedition, 1893-96. |
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... TO LATEST AUTHORITIES UTMOST LIMITS OF LAND - ICE IN EUROPE DURING GREAT ICE AGE . THE POLAR AREA . To face page 123 139 27 224 ་ ་ 39 LIFE OF FRIDTIOF NANSEN CHAPTER I ANCESTRY NEARLY three centuries X LIFE OF FRIDTIOF NANSEN.
... TO LATEST AUTHORITIES UTMOST LIMITS OF LAND - ICE IN EUROPE DURING GREAT ICE AGE . THE POLAR AREA . To face page 123 139 27 224 ་ ་ 39 LIFE OF FRIDTIOF NANSEN CHAPTER I ANCESTRY NEARLY three centuries X LIFE OF FRIDTIOF NANSEN.
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... Europe , Asia and America , right up to the North Pole , some of which are little known to us , and some not at all , on account of the intense cold and ice which reign there . The most famous among these countries are Greenland ...
... Europe , Asia and America , right up to the North Pole , some of which are little known to us , and some not at all , on account of the intense cold and ice which reign there . The most famous among these countries are Greenland ...
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... Europe . ' For the present , however , no new departure is made . On the very same morning on which he despatched this letter , Danielssen made him the most accommodating offers of leave of absence . He can make what arrangements he ...
... Europe . ' For the present , however , no new departure is made . On the very same morning on which he despatched this letter , Danielssen made him the most accommodating offers of leave of absence . He can make what arrangements he ...
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... matter of fact , still within the bounds of tiresome Europe , ' though certainly one of the most endurable spots on this hemisphere - to wit , Naples . CHAPTER VI IN NAPLES IN the course of his studies H 2 IN BERGEN 99.
... matter of fact , still within the bounds of tiresome Europe , ' though certainly one of the most endurable spots on this hemisphere - to wit , Naples . CHAPTER VI IN NAPLES IN the course of his studies H 2 IN BERGEN 99.
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... European countries are at work , here they have everything they can possibly require for their studies . They can come to the Station , sit down at the work - table assigned to them , tell the Curator , Salvatore Lo Bianco , what ...
... European countries are at work , here they have everything they can possibly require for their studies . They can come to the Station , sit down at the work - table assigned to them , tell the Curator , Salvatore Lo Bianco , what ...
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