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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... head . In his eyes they were vapours which the sun draws up from the earth into the air , some in the upper , some in the lower atmo- sphere . They then become ignited and burn ; whence the many fiery marvels seen in the skies . ' 6 It ...
... head . In his eyes they were vapours which the sun draws up from the earth into the air , some in the upper , some in the lower atmo- sphere . They then become ignited and burn ; whence the many fiery marvels seen in the skies . ' 6 It ...
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... head of an expedition to the rich fur regions about the Petschora . But the ice was too much for him . He had to make up his mind to winter at Kola . Here he received a commission from the Czar of Russia , and undertook , by imperial ...
... head of an expedition to the rich fur regions about the Petschora . But the ice was too much for him . He had to make up his mind to winter at Kola . Here he received a commission from the Czar of Russia , and undertook , by imperial ...
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... head of an expedition to the rich fur regions about the Petschora . But the ice was too much for him . He had to make up his mind to winter at Kola . Here he received a commission from the Czar of Russia , and undertook , by imperial ...
... head of an expedition to the rich fur regions about the Petschora . But the ice was too much for him . He had to make up his mind to winter at Kola . Here he received a commission from the Czar of Russia , and undertook , by imperial ...
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... head against the ice -the rough ice in the yard . When the little five - year- old rushed into the kitchen , there was scarcely a white spot left on his face , for the blood that trickled down it . He would not shed a tear , and was ...
... head against the ice -the rough ice in the yard . When the little five - year- old rushed into the kitchen , there was scarcely a white spot left on his face , for the blood that trickled down it . He would not shed a tear , and was ...
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... head first , described a fine arc in the air . I had such way on , too , that when I came down again I bored into the snow up to my waist . There was a moment's hush on the hill . The boys thought I had broken my neck . But as soon as ...
... head first , described a fine arc in the air . I had such way on , too , that when I came down again I bored into the snow up to my waist . There was a moment's hush on the hill . The boys thought I had broken my neck . But as soon as ...
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