NL001-004_048
Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1906 – August 1908. DMA NL 001/004.
[048] Nachtwache 22./23. Dezember 1906
Ideen über Nordlichtforschung.
Die bisher üblichen Nordlichterbeobachtungen à la Amdrup sind idiotisch, und es muß jedem Physiker widerstreben, so etwas mitzumachen, sobald er die Erscheinung kennen gelernt hat.
[048] Night vigil 22/23 December 1906
Ideas about Northern Lights Research.
The standard northern light observations to date à la Amdrup are idiotic, and every physicist must surely have an aversion to participating in this discussion once he has seen the phenomenon.
The Wegener Diaries: Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice
This virtual exhibition sheds light on Alfred Wegener’s expeditions to Greenland between 1906 and 1931. Its main focus is on the diaries Wegener wrote during his explorations, which offer unique insights into the manifold challenges man and material faced in Greenland’s extreme environments. You may choose to read the diaries in their original state, or browse the expeditions individually and read transcribed and translated excerpts by clicking on the individual chapters.
This version, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2013 virtual exhibition. PDFs of the virtual exhibition, as well as original scans and transcripts of the Wegener Diaries, can be found at the exhibition’s PDF Depot.
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