print email comment close The International Geophysical Year URL: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/archives/igyhistory.html Description: Essay and photo galleries related to the International Geophysical Year (IGY), "a comprehensive series of global geophysical activities to span the period July 1957-December 1958." Gallery topics include Antarctica, cosmic rays, glaciology, Earth satellites, rocketry, and more. Includes images and information about the IGY postage stamp issued by the U.S. From the National Academy of Sciences. Publisher: National Academy of Sciences LII Database Information: Record 24051 created by Jennifer English on 06/19/2007 Last modification on 06/25/2007 Published: 06/27/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24051