Science On The Roof Of The World
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Science on the Roof of the World
Author | : Lachlan Fleetwood |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2022-05-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781009123112 |
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An innovative global history of science, empire and geography explaining how the Himalaya became the highest mountains in the world.
Science on the Roof of the World
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Author | : Lachlan Fleetwood |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1009124323 |
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Breathing on the Roof of the World
Author | : John B. West |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2017-06-27 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781493971220 |
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This book is an informal autobiography by John West MD PhD. He obtained his medical degree in Adelaide, Australia and then spent 15 years mainly at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital in London where he, with others, used radioactive oxygen-15 to make the first description of the uneven regional distribution of blood flow in the lung. In 1960-1961, he was a member of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary who had made the first ascent of Mt Everest 7 years before. During the expedition about 6 scientists spent up to three months at an altitude of 5800 m studying the effects of this very high altitude on human physiology. Because of his interests in the effects of gravity on the lung, Dr. West spent a year at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California in 1967-1968. While there he submitted a proposal to NASA to measure pulmonary function of astronauts in space, and this was funded. Later, in 1981 he organized the American Medical Research Expedition to Everest during which the first measurements of human physiology on the summit, altitude 8848 m, were obtained. In the 1990’s, Dr. West’s team made the first comprehensive measurements of pulmonary function of astronauts in space using SpaceLab which was taken up in the Shuttle.
Beyond the Roof of the World
Author | : Benjamin D. Koen |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2011-07-28 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780199798216 |
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Beyond the Roof of the World is a benchmark in Medical Ethnomusicology and integrative, complementary/alternative medicine. Koen explores ancient practices of music, prayer, and healing among the Pamiri people of Tajikistan.
Running on the Roof of the World
Author | : Jess Butterworth |
Publsiher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2018-05-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781616208349 |
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A story of adventure, survival, courage, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India. Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. Life remains peaceful as long as Tash, her family, and their community hide their religion and don’t mention its leader, the Dalai Lama. The quiet is ruptured when a man publicly sets himself on fire to protest the occupation. In the crackdown that follows, soldiers break into Tash’s house and seize her parents. Tash barely escapes, and soon she and her best friend, Sam, along with two borrowed yaks, flee across the mountains, where they face blizzards, hunger, a treacherous landscape, and the constant threat of capture. It’s a long, dangerous trip to the Indian border and safety—and not all will make it there. This action-packed novel tells a story of courage, hope, and the powerful will to survive, even in the most desperate circumstances.
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World
Author | : Kathryn Lasky |
Publsiher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0152008977 |
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From Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky comes a fascinating journey through the rainforest canopy that's perfect for budding environmentalists.
Lines in the Ice
Author | : Philip J. Hatfield |
Publsiher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2016-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780773599871 |
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The 2014 discovery of HMS Erebus - a ship lost during Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage - reignited popular, economic, and political interest in the Arctic’s exploration, history, anthropology, and historical geography. Lines in the Ice investigates the allure of the North through topographical views, maps, explorers’ diaries, and historic photographs. Following the course of major journeys to the Arctic, including those of Martin Frobisher, Henry Hudson, and John Franklin, Philip Hatfield assesses the impact of these incursions on the North’s numerous indigenous communities and reveals the role of exploration in making the modern world. Besides detailing the area’s vivid history, Lines in the Ice also focuses on beautiful works created over the last 500 years by people who live and travel in the Arctic. Lavishly illustrated with reproductions of items rarely seen outside of the British Library, this volume meditates on humans’ relationships with the Arctic at a time when climate change poses a catastrophic threat to the peoples and ecosystems of this enigmatic region. A timely work that traces the past’s influence on the present day, Lines in the Ice showcases the rich visual history of Arctic exploration, indigenous cultural works, and the longstanding ways in which the North has captivated the public.
Spy on the Roof of the World
Author | : Sydney Wignall |
Publsiher | : Lyons and Burford Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Espionage, British |
ISBN | : 1558215581 |
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A riveting adventure memoir chronicling Wignall's 1955 participation in an expedition to climb Tibet's highest mountain, Gurla Mandhata, and his not so incidental spy activities as part of a covert Indian intelligence operation. The author and his companions were subsequently captured by the Chinese, imprisoned, tortured, and finally released only to face a trek across a Himalayan pass while suffering from malnourishment and dysentry. It's the kind of story that a fiction writer would be hard pressed to invent and is told with great aplomb and even humor. Lacks an index and bibliography. Includes photographs and maps. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR