Word: polarity
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...required some jubilation at Peary Lodge, Polar Year station midway up Greenland's west coast. University of Michigan & Pan American Airways maintain the post: 1) to cooperate with European agencies in studying world-wide weather conditions, 2) to determine whether the northern hemisphere is recovering from the last Ice Age or is beginning another Ice cycle, 3) to judge the wisdom of a northerly airplane service between the U. S. & Europe. University of Michigan's Ralph L. Belknap is in charge, with four able men helping. Feb. 3, according to a message relayed last week by wireless...
...least of the late Polar Explorer Fridtjof Nansen's services to mankind was his creation, as League of Nations Commissioner for Refugees after the War. of identification passports known as Nansen Certificates for unfortunates unable to get passports from any country. Recently a Nansen Certificate was issued in the name of Mr. & Mrs. Lubinsky, resident since 1929 on the Island of Prinkipo. Turkey...
...week Director Edmund Heller of Milwaukee's Washington Park Zoo was concerned about press reports of a bear-killing in his zoo. Experimenting with groups of animals in large open dens Director Heller had placed together a pair of black bears, a pair of grizzlies, a pair of polar bears and a pair of wolves. All were young. Frolicking in their pool one day, the polar bears playfully began ducking one of the black bears. They jumped upon it, held it under water, held it there so long that it died. The Associated Press reported that the polar bears...
Tests of the radio spectrum to determine the optimum frequency for polar communication will be made at the institute, in order to have a license reserved for a suitable wave length for the Harvard-station, WIDMW. So far as is known, this station, located in the Geographical institute building, will be the only station in the world officially in communication with Admiral Byrd on his coming expedition although numerous amateurs will doubtless pick up his messages. The antenna system on the station here will, in the near future, be altered so as to direct impulses to the south instead...
...Byrd expedition originally planned to leave on its second trip to the South Polar regions during this month, but other duties of Admiral Byrd forced postponement of the trip until next tall. Geographical Exploration time to carry out extensive tests of equipment. T. S. MaCaleh is directing the tests...