The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902–1904) made the first topographical survey and scientific investigation of Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, and completed an extensive oceanographical research programme in the Scotia and Weddell Seas. When the expedition returned to Sco...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:521116 2023-05-15T13:49:35+02:00 The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report Stone, Philip 2018 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521116/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521116/1/ANH-SNAE-textfigs.pdf https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/anh.2018.0525 en eng Edinburgh University Press https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521116/1/ANH-SNAE-textfigs.pdf Stone, Philip. 2018 The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report. Archives of natural history, 45 (2). 350-362. https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2018.0525 <https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2018.0525> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2018.0525 2023-02-04T19:47:10Z The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902–1904) made the first topographical survey and scientific investigation of Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, and completed an extensive oceanographical research programme in the Scotia and Weddell Seas. When the expedition returned to Scotland, the leader, William Speirs Bruce, embarked on an ambitious attempt to publish the expedition's scientific results in a series of high-quality reports. Sadly, by the time it came to the eighth volume (on geology) his funds were exhausted, and the series was abandoned. Nevertheless, many of the contributions that had been intended for that volume were produced; some were published elsewhere whilst unpublished proofs and archive notes survive for others. From these various sources the volume as planned by Bruce can be reconstructed. The key contributor was J. H. H. Pirie, a medical doctor and primarily the expedition's surgeon. Despite his limited relevant experience his geological observations were commendable, with the notable exception of an important palaeontological misidentification that was inexplicably supported by eminent British experts. The archive material illuminates the background to Pirie's contributions and the ways in which his unpublished work came to be preserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Laurie Island South Orkney Islands Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Weddell South Orkney Islands ENVELOPE(-45.500,-45.500,-60.583,-60.583) Laurie ENVELOPE(-44.616,-44.616,-60.733,-60.733) Pirie ENVELOPE(-44.633,-44.633,-60.700,-60.700) Laurie Island ENVELOPE(-44.617,-44.617,-60.733,-60.733) Archives of Natural History 45 2 350 362 |
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902–1904) made the first topographical survey and scientific investigation of Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, and completed an extensive oceanographical research programme in the Scotia and Weddell Seas. When the expedition returned to Scotland, the leader, William Speirs Bruce, embarked on an ambitious attempt to publish the expedition's scientific results in a series of high-quality reports. Sadly, by the time it came to the eighth volume (on geology) his funds were exhausted, and the series was abandoned. Nevertheless, many of the contributions that had been intended for that volume were produced; some were published elsewhere whilst unpublished proofs and archive notes survive for others. From these various sources the volume as planned by Bruce can be reconstructed. The key contributor was J. H. H. Pirie, a medical doctor and primarily the expedition's surgeon. Despite his limited relevant experience his geological observations were commendable, with the notable exception of an important palaeontological misidentification that was inexplicably supported by eminent British experts. The archive material illuminates the background to Pirie's contributions and the ways in which his unpublished work came to be preserved. |
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report |
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report |
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report |
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report |
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The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report |
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scottish national antarctic expedition, 1902–1904: reconstructing the missing geological report |
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