Upstairs @ 49 - Events and Launches


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Venue

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Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe Sydney NSW

August 2012

Free Event

Chris Turney

1912: The Year The World Discovered Antarctica

Published by: Text Pub

In conversation with Leigh Dayton

Friday, August 03, 2012 / 6.00 for 6.30pm

Venue: gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe

Cost: Free

RSVP: gleebooks - 9660 2333 or Secure Online Booking

Buy 1912

1912 The Year The World Discovered Antarctica

The rivalry between Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen is a familiar story; what fewer people know is that, in 1912, five separate teams were exploring beyond the limits of the known world: Scott for Britain, Amundsen for Norway, Mawson for Australasia, Filchner for Germany and Shirase for Japan. The Antarctic discoveries made by these brave explorers enthralled the world and forever changed the way we understand our planet.

Chris Turney tells the story of the frozen continent, the heroic trials endured by its explorers and the lasting legacy for future scientific endeavour. Devoting a chapter to each of the five expeditions, he draws on previously unpublished archival material, framing the narrative with the broader idea of the spirit and excitement of scientific discovery.

Writing in an accessible and engaging style, but with the weight of his thorough research and experience behind him, Chris Turney’s 1912 is an entertaining and beautifully illustrated history of an awe-inspiring subject.

Professor Chris Turney is an Australian and British Earth scientist, and an ARC Laureate Fellow in climate change at the University of New South Wales. He is the author of Ice, Mud and Blood: Lessons from Climates Past and Bones, Rocks and Stars.