Navigation and History of Science: The scurvy-free Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition, the Shackleton´s deed

• Main Author: Ignacio Jáuregui-Lobera
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Asociación Para el Progreso de la Biomedicina 2019
• Subjects: Ernest Shackleton; South Pole; Antarctica; Endurance expedition; scurvy; denutrition; dehydration; Medicine; R; Science; Q; Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Ross Sea; Shackleton; Weddell; Royds; Cape Royds; Antarc*; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.19230/jonnpr.3268; https://doaj.org/article/61b73078923e440ebcdae9b6239ddd3c

A year after Scott's death, Shackleton organized the Endurance Expedition, but nothing foresaw that it would overcome Scott's glorious failure. With the help of the British government and various influential personalities, the idea took shape. With the first money, Shackleton bought a wood...