First at the South Pole: the production of geographical 'matters of fact' during the Norwegian antarctic expedition, 1910-12
Abstract: "This article seeks to open a so-called black box. It asks how the information that Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in December 1911 became accepted as a 'matter of fact' that found its way into most overviews of the 19th century. To open this black box, the article examines the techniques and strategies that the Norwegian Antarctic expedition of 1910 to 1912 applied to produce its data. It argues that the Norwegian expedition applied at least three different techniques: optical instruments were used to come as close to the pole as possible and encir-cle it; landmarks were left around the pole to turn the British expedition that followed the Norwegians at the pole into eye-witnesses; in Europe, the tables of geographical data that Amundsen had noted in his journal were recalculated to affirm its accuracy. Two observations follow from the focus on the expedition’s practices: firstly, the Antarctic landscape and its climate were vital actors in the production of geographical da
- Alternative title
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Als erste am Südpol: die Produktion geographischer Fakten während der norwegischen Antarktisexpedition, 1910-12
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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First at the South Pole: the production of geographical 'matters of fact' during the Norwegian antarctic expedition, 1910-12 ; volume:40 ; number:1 ; year:2015 ; pages:219-238
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Historical social research ; 40, Heft 1 (2015), 219-238
- Classification
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Geschichte
Naturwissenschaften
- Creator
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Schillings, Pascal
- DOI
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10.12759/hsr.40.2015.1.219-238
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-419250
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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14.08.2025, 10:55 AM CEST
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Associated
- Schillings, Pascal
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