Polar Explorations. Episode 20, Antarctica - A Continent for Science.

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FilmPublisher number: 6756981 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2015Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Edward M. Murphy, Fen Montaigne, Michael E. Wysession, Ralph Lee Hopkins, Sylvia A. EarleSummary: Survey the discoveries made and hardships suffered during centuries of scientific exploration in Antarctica, including a research expedition that sought viable emperor penguin eggs in an attempt to unlock an evolutionary mystery. See how Antarctic research helped create the modern sciences of oceanography, climatology, and glaciology, and is still driving scientific progress.

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Edward M. Murphy, Fen Montaigne, Michael E. Wysession, Ralph Lee Hopkins, Sylvia A. Earle

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2015.

Survey the discoveries made and hardships suffered during centuries of scientific exploration in Antarctica, including a research expedition that sought viable emperor penguin eggs in an attempt to unlock an evolutionary mystery. See how Antarctic research helped create the modern sciences of oceanography, climatology, and glaciology, and is still driving scientific progress.

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