Tag: Explorers
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Arctic Celebrities, Enlightened Savants, and the Open Polar Sea
The idea of the Open Polar Sea captivated scientists studying the Arctic in the 19th century. Kat Jivkova discusses how this supposed body of water near the North Pole galvanized exploration attempts to the Arctic.
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Navigating the Voyage of St. Brendan
Written by Jack McGlone. Voyaging into the unknown was a constant for the early Medieval explorer. What drove them? What did they write down? And, might their hope offer inspiration for us today?
Retrospect Journal 