Profile: Albert Borlase Armitage

Albert Armitage was the second in command of both the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition of 1884–1897 and R. F. Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904. He never led an expedition himself; as Frank Debenham wrote (1944), ‘For polar work his mind was perhaps not quite flexible enough...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Walton, David W.H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Cambridge University Press 1985
Subjects:
History of Science
Arctic
Antarctic
Debenham
Armitage
Harmsworth
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523509/
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400005969
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:523509 2023-05-15T13:41:43+02:00 Profile: Albert Borlase Armitage Walton, David W.H. 1985 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523509/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400005969 unknown Cambridge University Press Walton, David W.H. orcid:0000-0002-7103-4043 . 1985 Profile: Albert Borlase Armitage. Polar Record, 22 (140). 511-518. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400005969 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400005969> History of Science Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1985 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400005969 2023-02-04T19:48:28Z Albert Armitage was the second in command of both the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition of 1884–1897 and R. F. Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904. He never led an expedition himself; as Frank Debenham wrote (1944), ‘For polar work his mind was perhaps not quite flexible enough or his aims were not sufficiently ambitious to make him lead an expedition of his own.’ Despite this he played a leading role in both expeditions, and contributed significantly to Arctic and Antarctic exploration. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Polar Record Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Arctic Antarctic Debenham ENVELOPE(-67.100,-67.100,-68.133,-68.133) Armitage ENVELOPE(166.667,166.667,-77.850,-77.850) Harmsworth ENVELOPE(160.933,160.933,-78.683,-78.683) Polar Record 22 140 511 518
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description Albert Armitage was the second in command of both the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition of 1884–1897 and R. F. Scott's British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904. He never led an expedition himself; as Frank Debenham wrote (1944), ‘For polar work his mind was perhaps not quite flexible enough or his aims were not sufficiently ambitious to make him lead an expedition of his own.’ Despite this he played a leading role in both expeditions, and contributed significantly to Arctic and Antarctic exploration.
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title Profile: Albert Borlase Armitage
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op_relation Walton, David W.H. orcid:0000-0002-7103-4043 . 1985 Profile: Albert Borlase Armitage. Polar Record, 22 (140). 511-518. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400005969 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400005969>
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