National Geographic May 1989
CONDITION
MAGAZINE – Very good,
light wear
CONTENTS
Venezuela’s Islands
in Time – Like fortresses in the clouds, lofty mesas called tepuis tower above
forests edging the Amazon Basin. Author-photographer Uwe George visits the
region that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World, where unique plants
and animals have remained all but unknown.
Searching for the
Secrets of Gravity – The force that keeps our planet circling the sun and our
feet on the ground is not as simple as Newton thought. Another force may be at
work as well, reports John Boslough. Photos by James A Sugar.
Braving the Northwest
Passage – For centuries European seamen tried to reach the Far East through the
icy waters of northern Canada. Not until the early 1900s was the voyage made,
and not until last August was it made under sail and muscle power alone. Jeff
MacInnis and photographer Mike Beedell describe their 2,300-mile journey aboard
an 18-foot catamaran.
The Baltic: Arena of
Power – The rules have changed in this traditional East-West buffer zone, with
glasnost and perestroika replacing hostility and suspicion. Pritt J Vesilind
and photographer Cotton Coulson find the seven Baltic nations cooperating to
save the sea they share.
Are the Swiss Forest
in Peril? – For centuries forests have sheltered Swiss valleys from avalanches.
Today many trees, weakened by air pollution, insects, and former forestry
practices, show alarming damage. Christian Mehr tells of efforts to save the
forests. Photos by the author and Sam Abell
U.S. History in a Box
– On April 30 National Geographic Explorer will televise the opening of a Long
Island family’s time capsule, sealed a century ago. Space-age technology
previews the contents, mementos of President Benjamin Harrison’s inaugural in
1889 and possibly of George Washington’s
in 1789. Text by Benjamin P Field V, heir to the box, and Senior
Associate Editor Joseph Judge; photos by Sisse Brimberg.
COVER
In a dreamlike swirl, members of Leningrad’s
Kirov Ballet perform Giselle. The Soviet Union, dancing to the tune of
glasnost, holds the full attention of its Baltic Sea neighbors. Photograph by
Cotton Coulson.
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