Antarctic exploration

• Main Author: Sprent, Charles
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1886
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; Van Diemens Land; VDL; Hobart Town; natural sciences; proceedings; records; Antarctic; The Antarctic; North Pole; Nares; Hooker; Markham; McClintock; Clements Markham; Antarc*; Open Polar Sea
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/16696/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/16696/1/1886-Sprent-_Antarctic_exploration.pdf

During the last three years the subject of Antarctic Exploration has frequently been brought forward and discussed by the Scientific Societies of Europe, America, and Australia and a general desire has been expressed to see a renewal of scientific investigations in those almost unknown regions. The...