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IGY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Geophysics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- International Geophysical Year
1, record 1, English, International%20Geophysical%20Year
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IGY 2, record 1, English, IGY
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An internationally accepted period, extending from July 1957 through December 1958, for concentrated and coordinated geophysical exploration, primarily of the solar and terrestrial atmospheres. 3, record 1, English, - International%20Geophysical%20Year
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Period (1 July 1957 - 31 December 1958), fixed by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics ... 4, record 1, English, - International%20Geophysical%20Year
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Géophysique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Année géophysique internationale
1, record 1, French, Ann%C3%A9e%20g%C3%A9ophysique%20internationale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AGI 2, record 1, French, AGI
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Période (1er juillet 1957 au 31 décembre 1958), fixée par l'Union géodésique et géophysique internationale,] pendant laquelle un programme d'observations géophysiques a permis de recueillir des données à travers un réseau mondial de stations. 3, record 1, French, - Ann%C3%A9e%20g%C3%A9ophysique%20internationale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'AGI, qui s'est déroulée du 1er juillet 1957 au 31 décembre 1958, prenait la relève d'un autre programme du même type, appelé Année polaire internationale, qui prit fin en 1933. 3, record 1, French, - Ann%C3%A9e%20g%C3%A9ophysique%20internationale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
- Geofísica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Año Geofísico Internacional
1, record 1, Spanish, A%C3%B1o%20Geof%C3%ADsico%20Internacional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- AGI 1, record 1, Spanish, AGI
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Año geofísico internacional 2, record 1, Spanish, A%C3%B1o%20geof%C3%ADsico%20internacional
feminine noun
- AGI 2, record 1, Spanish, AGI
correct, feminine noun
- AGI 2, record 1, Spanish, AGI
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período comprendido entre el 1° de julio de 1957 y el 31 de diciembre de 1958, según un acuerdo de la Unión Internacional de Geofísica y Geodesia, en que se realizó un amplio programa de observaciones geofísicas en una red mundial de estaciones. 2, record 1, Spanish, - A%C3%B1o%20Geof%C3%ADsico%20Internacional
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