Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland

Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland
Author: Wilhelm August Graah
Publisher:
Total Pages: 199
Release: 1837
Genre: Greenland
ISBN:

An account of an expedition to the East coast of Greenland under the command of Captain W.A. Graah of the Danish Royal Navy in 1828. Includes information on the history of Greenland and expeditions to it, details of the voyage, the climate, population, customs of the Eskimos (Inuit), botany, zoology and magnetic observations. Includes details of experiments on magnetic forces, table of longitudes and latitudes.

Inuit kayaks in Canada

Inuit kayaks in Canada
Author: Eugene Yuji Arima
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772822744

Across the vast expanse of northern lands from eastern Siberia to Greenland, Aboriginal peoples created fifty to sixty different models of kayaks. This book treats Canada’s share of this spectrum, which is broken down into three kayak groups: Mackenzie, Central Canadian and East Canadian. This is an initial survey of the history and construction of kayaks in the Canadian Arctic.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Arctic Institute of North America. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 844
Release: 1968
Genre: Arctic regions
ISBN:

Pure and Applied Science Books, 1876-1982

Pure and Applied Science Books, 1876-1982
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1374
Release: 1982
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Over 220,000 entries representing some 56,000 Library of Congress subject headings. Covers all disciplines of science and technology, e.g., engineering, agriculture, and domestic arts. Also contains at least 5000 titles published before 1876. Has many applications in libraries, information centers, and other organizations concerned with scientific and technological literature. Subject index contains main listing of entries. Each entry gives cataloging as prepared by the Library of Congress. Author/title indexes.