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Science in an extreme environment : the 1963 American Mount Everest expedition / Philip W. Clements.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clements, Philip W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Mount Everest Expedition (1963).
- American Mount Everest Expedition.
- Scientific expeditions--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)--History--20th century.
- Scientific expeditions.
- History.
- Asia--Mount Everest.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Creating the Locale 3
- Chapter 2 A Method to Suit the Locale, a Locale to Match the Method 19
- Chapter 3 Mr. Dyhrenfurth Goes to Washington 40
- Chapter 4 "The Facts" of the Abode of Snow 77
- Chapter 5 The Realities of Reality Testing 110
- Chapter 6 "Climb the Damn Mountain!" Precision, Objectivity, and Personal Interest 136
- Chapter 7 Science in Extremis 157
- Chapter 8 From Local to Global 179.
- Notes:
- Originally presented as a doctoral thesis, Science in extremis, University of California, San Diego, 2015.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0822945118
- 9780822945116
- OCLC:
- 989026362
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