British Polar Year Expedition. Fort Rae, N.W. Canada 1932-33. Signed by expedition member.
London: Royal Society, Burlington House, 1937. Hardcover. Signed by Alfred Stephenson, June 1937, a member of the expedition. Stephenson was appointed meteorological observer, and was in charge of the dog teams. He made sledge journeys in which he conducted surveys of the Great Slave Lake region.
These volumes contain scientific data collected by the expedition in 1932, including extensive tables of meteorological, atmospheric electrical, and magnetic recordings, of interest to those examining climate change. Volume 1: Discussion of Results. Meteorology, Terrestrial Magnetism and Aurora, Atmospheric Electricity. Title page and frontis of Vol. 1 are facsimiles. Volume 2: Tables.
2 volumes. Small folio, 336pp (&) 228pp, tables throughout. Original gilt maroon buckram with gilt titles at spine. Very good condition. Item #6184
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