Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial).
We are embarked on a decade of celebrations of the national expeditions of what is now termed the Heroic Age. Exploring the Antarctic – the great unknown continent – a hundred years ago was great adventure and, given what we now know of the primitive state of their equipment, it is surprising that m...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Cambridge University Press
2005
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2041/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701 |
id |
ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:2041 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:2041 2024-06-09T07:40:10+00:00 Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). Walton, David 2005 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2041/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701 unknown Cambridge University Press Walton, David orcid:0000-0002-7103-4043 . 2005 Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). Antarctic Science, 17 (2). 161. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701> History of Science Publication - Article NonPeerReviewed 2005 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701 2024-05-15T08:42:16Z We are embarked on a decade of celebrations of the national expeditions of what is now termed the Heroic Age. Exploring the Antarctic – the great unknown continent – a hundred years ago was great adventure and, given what we now know of the primitive state of their equipment, it is surprising that more of these explorers did not die. The tragic death of Captain Scott's polar party must be taken as a key talisman for the title “Heroic Age” but we should not underestimate the courage and fortitude of all the others – British, Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Belgian, Argentinean, Polish, Romanian, American etc – who sailed, walked and sledged into the unknown for the greater good of their nation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Science 17 2 161 161 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive |
op_collection_id |
ftnerc |
language |
unknown |
topic |
History of Science |
spellingShingle |
History of Science Walton, David Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). |
topic_facet |
History of Science |
description |
We are embarked on a decade of celebrations of the national expeditions of what is now termed the Heroic Age. Exploring the Antarctic – the great unknown continent – a hundred years ago was great adventure and, given what we now know of the primitive state of their equipment, it is surprising that more of these explorers did not die. The tragic death of Captain Scott's polar party must be taken as a key talisman for the title “Heroic Age” but we should not underestimate the courage and fortitude of all the others – British, Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Belgian, Argentinean, Polish, Romanian, American etc – who sailed, walked and sledged into the unknown for the greater good of their nation. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Walton, David |
author_facet |
Walton, David |
author_sort |
Walton, David |
title |
Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). |
title_short |
Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). |
title_full |
Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). |
title_fullStr |
Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). |
title_full_unstemmed |
Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). |
title_sort |
exploring antarctica - a centennial perspective. (editorial). |
publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
publishDate |
2005 |
url |
http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2041/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701 |
geographic |
Antarctic The Antarctic |
geographic_facet |
Antarctic The Antarctic |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica |
op_relation |
Walton, David orcid:0000-0002-7103-4043 . 2005 Exploring Antarctica - a centennial perspective. (Editorial). Antarctic Science, 17 (2). 161. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701> |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002701 |
container_title |
Antarctic Science |
container_volume |
17 |
container_issue |
2 |
container_start_page |
161 |
op_container_end_page |
161 |
_version_ |
1801383642146013184 |