Introduction

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1960
• Subjects: Adare; Antarctic; Cape Adare; Cape Evans; Shackleton; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1960.0099; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspa.1960.0099

The decision to establish a station for geophysical observations in Antarctica was one of the most important steps taken by the Royal Society to promote the aims of the International Geophysical Year. Antarctic exploration has long attracted men of science. In 1861, almost a century before the I. G....