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Science and daily life in the study of the Northern Lights, 1898-1928 / by Mette Bunting and Toril Synnove Jenssen ; translated by Josephine Stenersen.
Van Pelt Library QC972.5.B6 B86 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bunting, Mette, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Auroras--Observations--History.
- Auroras.
- Auroras--Norway--History.
- History.
- Norway.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 344 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 A Dramatic Entré p. 12
- Chapter 2 Kåfjord's International History p. 24
- Chapter 3 Alliance with Local People p. 41
- Chapter 4 Early Days on Haldde p. 50
- Chapter 5 The Enigmatic Genius p. 65
- Chapter 6 A Dangerous Event p. 80
- Chapter 7 Housekeeping at a High Altitude p. 88
- Chapter 8 Professional Work and Daily Life p. 100
- Chapter 9 Dagny's Struggle p. 113
- Chapter 10 Practical Hardship and Academic Controversies p. 125
- Chapter 11 The Main House Expands p. 137
- Chapter 12 New Plans p. 146
- Chapter 13 A Child is Born p. 158
- Chapter 14 Progress in the Research Colony p. 166
- Chapter 15 More Births p. 174
- Chapter 16 Childhood Memories of Haldde p. 180
- Chapter 17 Social Life for Children and Adults p. 189
- Chapter 18 Goal in Sight p. 209
- Chapter 19 Housewives and Maids p. 220
- Chapter 20 No Return p. 241
- Chapter 21 Facing Death p. 256
- Chapter 22 From Mountain Top to City Life, and a Possible University? p. 263
- Chapter 23 Gender, Culture, Class p. 278
- Chapter 24 Further Work p. 295
- Chapter 24 Life Moves On p. 309.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1527508110
- 9781527508118
- OCLC:
- 1028210605
- Publisher Number:
- 99977161106
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