Preamble

  • Vernon A. Squire
  • Roger J. Hosking
  • Arnold D. Kerr
  • Patricia J. Langhorne
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Part of the Solid Mechanics and Its Applications book series (SMIA, volume 45)

Abstract

The wisdom and experience of the later Vikings of Norway and Iceland evidently shunned contemporary political correctness, but was alert to treacherous ice crossings.

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Railway Track Test Sled Freeze Lake Hump Speed Landing Aeroplane 
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Copyright information

© Kluwer Academic Publishers 1996

Authors and Affiliations

  • Vernon A. Squire
    • 1
  • Roger J. Hosking
    • 2
  • Arnold D. Kerr
    • 3
  • Patricia J. Langhorne
    • 4
  1. 1.Department of Mathematics and StatisticsUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
  2. 2.Department of Mathematics and StatisticsJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleAustralia
  3. 3.Department of Civil EngineeringUniversity of DelawareNewarkUSA
  4. 4.Department of PhysicsUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand

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