Alfred Wegener fonds. 1930-1932.

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Alfred Wegener fonds. 1930-1932.

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The fonds consists of transcripts of documents from and pertaining to the Deutsche Groenland Expedition of 1930-1931 headed by Alfred Wegener and, more specifically, pertaining to his death while attempting to bring desperately needed supplies of petroleum from Weststation to Eismitte. There are also ten photographs.

3 cm of textual records.10 photographs.

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University of British Columbia Library

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Wegener, Alfred, 1880-1930

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Alfred Wegener was a German geophysicist and meteorologist who worked on the thermodynamics of the atmosphere and originated the theory of continental drift (the Wegener hypothesis), a theory which has won scientific respectability in recent years. He served on and led scientific expeditions to Greenland in 1906-1908, 1912-1917, 1929 and 1930. On the last of these he lost his life. From the description of Alfred Wegener fonds. 1930-1932. (University of British Columbia Library). Worl...