The Erebus , the Terror and the North-West Passage: Did Lead Really Poison Franklin's Lost Expedition?

Abstract The Franklin expedition of 1845 tried to find the North-West Passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. It disappeared into the ice. A classic example of historical detective work seemed to explain its fate – but is it plausible? Keith Millar, Adrian Bowman and William Battersby r...

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Published in:Significance
Main Authors: Millar, Keith, Bowman, Adrian, Battersby, William
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2014
Subjects:
Statistics and Probability
Pacific
North West Passage
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2014.00735.x
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Summary:Abstract The Franklin expedition of 1845 tried to find the North-West Passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. It disappeared into the ice. A classic example of historical detective work seemed to explain its fate – but is it plausible? Keith Millar, Adrian Bowman and William Battersby reanalyse variation in the evidence and evidence for variation.

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