140 years ago: the German station at South Georgia (South Atlantic) of the First International Polar Year (1882–1883)

<p>During the First International Polar Year (1882–1883) in the Arctic, Germany set up a meteorological and magnetic station at South Georgia in the South Atlantic, where the transit of Venus in front of the Sun on 6 December 1882 could also be observed. After the return of the expedition the...

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Main Author: C. Lüdecke
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-11-01
Series:Polarforschung
Online Access:https://polf.copernicus.org/articles/90/39/2022/polf-90-39-2022.pdf