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Arctic Journal Northeastland (Nordhauslandet) 1935–36

Richard A. Hamilton
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  • ISBN 9781844719143
  • Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Nov 2012
  • Publisher: Salt Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Richard Hamilton had just graduated from Oxford University with first class honours when he joined the 1935–36 Oxford University Arctic Expedition to North East Land (Nordaustlandet) in the Svalbard archipelago.

As well as the research into conditions at the ice-cap, the aims of the expedition were several: to survey the coasts, starting with the west coast in the first summer, to study the geology and biology of the island, and to carry out investigations into the ionosphere. Meteorological readings were to be taken at the Base three times a day throughout the twelve months of the expedition. These were transmitted to a Norwegian Government station on Bear Island — a tiny island mid-way between Spitsbergen and the Norway mainland — and thence to Norway then England, and included in the forecast systems of various countries. The power for this transmission was generated by bicycle dynamo. Further research was to be carried out into terrestrial magnetism, atmospheric ozone and also aurora.
About Richard A. Hamilton
The son of an Irish father and Scottish mother, Richard Hamilton was born in Ireland in 1912. Graduating from Oxford in 1934 with a degree in Natural Sciences he went on to follow a career in meteorology. His love for scientific research took him on three Arctic expeditions: to Nordhauslandet in 1934-35, to NW Greenland and Ellesmere Island in 1936-37 and as Chief Scientist and Second-in-Command of the British North Greenland Expedition 1952-53. Elspeth Hamilton was born in Irvine, Scotland in 1947 and attended schools in Prestwick and Lerwick. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Strathclyde University she worked for some years as a Medical Social Worker before entering the teaching profession. Elspeth worked in various schools within Glasgow then in 1997 she was appointed Headteacher of Nesting Primary in Shetland, retiring from there in 2007. Elspeth has three children and now lives in Glasgow.

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