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National Geographic October 1968

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Antarctica: Icy Testing Ground for Space
Scientists from 12 nations cooperate to study one of Earth’s most hostile environments, as a model experience for exploring the moon and planets.
Mexico’s Window on the Past
The enormous National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City displays fabulous Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztec artifacts.
A Teen- ager Sails the World Alone
Navigating by sun and stars ( with a sextant) , a young American captained his 24- foot fiberglass sloop Dove across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, stopping to meet local people along the way, in the first leg of a round- the- world adventure.
Great Smokies National Park: Solitude for Millions
Skiing, horse treks, and fishing are the simple pleasures offered by this slice of Appalachian wilderness on the Tennessee- North Carolina border.

National Geographic February 1969

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How We Mapped the Moon
Based on photographic coverage by the Lunar Orbiter spacecraft, a new Society wall map displays both faces of the moon in unexcelled detail.
Ancient Shipwreck Yields New Facts- -and a Strange Cargo
Diving on a Roman wreck off southern Italy, the author discovers rarely preserved wood planking and a cargo of marble coffins.
Atlanta, Pacesetter City of the South
With the cooperation of business and political leaders, the capital of Georgia embarks on an era of growth.
Kenya Says [ Harambee! ]
The Swahili word meaning Let’s all pull together characterizes the efforts of the East African nation to draw some 70 tribes into allegiance to a central government.
Awesome Views of the Forbidding Moonscape
Lunar Orbiters have photographed 99. 6 percent of the moon’s surface, providing the pictures in this portfolio.
That Orbèd Maiden. .. the Moon { That Orbèd Maiden, with White Fire Laden, Whom Mortals Call the Moon}
Subject of legend, poetry, and philosophy, Earth’s satellite now yields to scientific discovery.

National Geographic December 1969

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[ Yankee] Cruises Turkey’s History- haunted Coast
Sailing their ketch, the authors explore ruins and get acquainted with Turks living along southern Anatolia.
Chartres: Legacy From the Age of Faith { Legacy From the Age of Faith, Chartres}
The queen of medieval cathedrals rises high above the plain of La Beauce in the heart of France and evokes the artistry and religiosity of the Middle Ages.
First Explorers on the Moon: The Incredible Story of Apollo 11 { What the Moon Rocks Tell Us}
The most sought- after samples in the history of science begin to tell their story – – a tale full of surprises.
First Explorers on the Moon: The Incredible Story of Apollo 11 { The Flight of Apollo 11: One Giant Leap For Mankind }
Putting men on the moon was an accomplishment fraught with complications.
First Explorers on the Moon: The Incredible Story of Apollo 11 { Sounds of the Space Age, from Sputnik to Lunar Landing}
Astronaut Frank Borman of Apollo 8 narrates a record that accompanies this issue.
First Explorers on the Moon: The Incredible Story of Apollo 11 { Man Walks on Another World}
In historic words and photographs, the astronauts of Apollo 11 tell what it was like to be the first explorers on the moon.
First Explorers on the Moon: The Incredible Story of Apollo 11 { Next Steps in Space}
The administrator of NASA makes ambitious predictions of where humans will go next, possibly to Mars in the 1980s.
Inside a Hornbill’s Walled- up Nest
With amazing patience, naturalist- photographers observed and recorded the nesting habits of a pair of red- billed hornbills in Tsavo National Park in Kenya.

National Geographic October 1959

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What We’ ve Accomplished in Antarctica
Four years and 250 million dollars’ worth of intensive scientific study is reviewed.
Cape Canaveral’s 6, 000- mile Shooting Gallery
Test missiles launched into space from Florida travel a quarter of the globe, monitored all the way by high- tech tracking stations.
Unsung Beauties of Hawaii’s Coral Reefs
Working on an island- turned- laboratory, the author studies the underwater world of the nudibranch, or sea slug.
Amalfi, Italy’s Divine Coast
Luis Marden takes a motor tour along this coastline famed for spectacular sea views and charming garden- filled villages.
The Swans of Abbotsbury
Begun by a Benedictine monastery nine centuries ago, the oldest swannery in England boasts some 700 mute swans.

National Geographic December 1956

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Springtime Comes to Yellowstone National Park
A much- loved landscape shows its most compelling beauty in spring, when geothermal activity hotly bubbles against a snowy backdrop.
Exploring the Farthest Reaches of Space
Palomar astronomer George O. Abell explains how a newly completed survey of the heavens expands known space at least 25 times, revealing millions of galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Sky Survey Charts the Universe
The National Geographic Society- Palomar Observatory Sky Atlas is complete with images made possible by a telescope that can photograph a candle flame 10, 000 miles distant.
Raccoon: Amiable Rogue in a Black Mask: Tough, Curious, and Unawed by Man or Dog, This Bear- faced Rascal Shows a Sense of Humor and Takes Civilization in Stride
Tough, curious, and unawed by man or dog, this bear- faced rascal shows a sense of humor and takes civilization in stride.
Tasmania, Australia’s Island State: The Look of the English Countryside Greets Nostalgic Britons in a Land Made Prosperous by Rich Soil and Abundant Power
The look of the English countryside greets nostalgic Britons in a land made prosperous by rich soil and abundant power.
Florida’s Wild Indians, the Seminole: Descendants of Warriors Who Fought the U. S. Army to a Standstill, These Tribesmen Still Acknowledge No Treaty with the Government
The author sketches the history of these Native Americans and records the traditions preserved by a thousand surviving individuals.
Jerusalem to Rome in the Path of St. Paul
Staff writer Dave S. Boyer traces the steps of the Apostle Paul, noting biblical sites, some documented from early Christianity and some taken on faith.

National Geographic January 1957

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Pennsylvania Avenue, Route of Presidents: Landmarks and Shrines of United States History Line the Path of Inaugural Parades from Capitol to White House
A stroll down the nation’s main street takes walkers past monuments to art, history, and politics.
The Great St. Bernard Hospice Today: High in the Swiss Alps, Devoted Monks Carry On Labors of Mercy amid Snow and Silence, Still Helped by Lifesaving Dogs
Monks and their legendary canine friends still rescue the occasional traveler from alpine storms and avalanches.
An Engineer’s View of the Suez Canal: Without Constant Dredging, This Vital Waterway Would Fill with Sand and Be Reclaimed by the Desert
The dredger’s work is never done on this waterway constantly plagued with eroding banks and tons of windblown desert sand.
On Australia’s Coral Ramparts: An American Naturalist Explores the Wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and Meets Its Denizens- -Some Friendly, Some Not, but All Fascinating
A naturalist examines myriad creatures on and around the Great Barrier Reef, from the tiny architects of the reef itself to stonefish, sea wasps, and giant clams.
Norway’s Fjords Pit Men Against Mountains: Proud and Steadfast People Cherish Hard- won Living Space Where the Sea Thrusts Arms Deep into a Rugged Land
Hardy Norwegians carve out a living on the treacherously steep slopes of this glacier- hewn landscape.