Tag Archives: Endurance

Wednesday’s Book Review: “Antarctic Destinies”

Posted on January 27, 2016 by launiusr

Antarctic Destinies: Scott, Shackleton, and the Changing Face of Heroism. By Stephanie Barczewski. London, UK: Hambledon Continuum, 2007. I have been interested in Antarctic exploration for many years and have read a broad range of books. Antarctic Destinies is focused … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Science | Tagged and the Changing Face of Heroism, Antarctic Destinies: Scott, Antarctica, Apollo 11, Apollo 13, Endurance, Ernest Shackleton, Hambledon Continuum, NASA, Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, Shackleton, South Pole, Stephanie Barczewski, Terra Nova | 1 Comment

Wednesday’s Book Review: “Picturing the Cosmos”

Posted on December 2, 2015 by launiusr

Picturing the Cosmos: Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime. By Elizabeth A. Kessler. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012. Abbreviations, acknowledgments, notes, illustrations, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-8166-7957-7. Paperback, $29.95 USD. There is no astronomical instrument better known worldwide … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Science, Space | Tagged Albert Bierstadt, Ansel Adams, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, Elizabeth A. Kessler, Endeavour, Endurance, Ernst Shackleton, Frank Hurley, Hubble Heritage Project, hubble space telescope, Michael D. Griffin, NASA, Picturing the Cosmos: Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime, Sean O'Keefe, Supernova 1987A, Thomas Moran, University of Minnesota Press | Leave a comment

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Wednesday’s Book Review: “Antarctic Destinies”

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