Article ID: CBB384026515

Astronomical Phenomena North of the Arctic Circle… and How People Respond to Them (2018)

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We first consider how the basic astronomical phenomena of the sun, moon, and stars appear to the north of the Arctic Circle. In general, this is a region of long twilights punctuated by bright sunlight and dark nights. We then discuss two contrasting groups (the Inuit and the Norse) who penetrated some distance into the Arctic and established ways of life there in equilibrium with the climate and landscape. Finally we consider some of the effects on humans of life within the Arctic.

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Authors & Contributors
Bathsheba Demuth
Sörlin, Sverker
Carter, Mark T.
Luedee, Jonathan
Bockstoce, John R.
Dunk, James
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Social Studies of Science
Science in Context
Journal of the History of Biology
Journal of Historical Geography
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Publishers
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Yale University Press
University of Calgary Press
Reaktion Books
MIT Press
Harvard University Press
Concepts
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Nature and its relationship to culture; human-nature relationships
Travel; exploration
Climate and civilization
Inuit Indians
Environmental history
People
Smith, James McCune
King, Richard
Porsild, Alf Erling
Hodgkin, Thomas
Delany, Martin
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
21st century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
Arctic regions
United States
Scandinavia; Nordic countries
Canada
Russia
Soviet Union
Institutions
ZKM Center for Art and Media
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