Her Majesty the Queen Honours the Society’s i.g.y. antarctic expedition
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN honoured the Society on the afternoon of 13 November 1956 on the occasion of her visit to the Motor Ship Magga Dan moored alongside Butlers Wharf, Tower Bridge. On her arrival Her Majesty was welcomed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor, G.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., the...
Published in: | Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
1957
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsnr.1957.0005 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsnr.1957.0005 |
Summary: | HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN honoured the Society on the afternoon of 13 November 1956 on the occasion of her visit to the Motor Ship Magga Dan moored alongside Butlers Wharf, Tower Bridge. On her arrival Her Majesty was welcomed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor, G.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., the Chairman of the Management Committee of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, with whom the ship was being shared, and by the President, Sir Cyril Hinshelwood, P.R.S. After Her Majesty had received Dr Vivian Fuchs and the members of the main party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, who were about to proceed to Shackleton Base, she was graciously pleased to receive Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Smart, R.A.M.C., the leader of the main party of the Royal Society International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition, who were about to proceed to Royal Society Base, Halley Bay. Colonel Smart then presented the following members of his party: |
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