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Sailors, storms and science: how Royal Navy logbooks help us understand climate change
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Sailors, storms and science: how Royal Navy logbooks help us understand climate change
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25 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2010
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Podcast episode
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Dr Dennis Wheeler, from the University of Sunderland, discusses the use of historical Royal Navy logbooks in studies of climate change, focusing on the archival resources rather than scientific conclusions.
Released:
Sep 10, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
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