collection 1926-1930
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Mill, Hugh Robert, 1861-1950
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Hugh Robert Mill was born at Thurso, Scotland, on 28 May 1861. He read chemistry and physics at Edinburgh University and specialised in marine chemistry, working on the scientific reports of the Challenger expedition under Sir John Murray. In 1887, he became lecturer in geography and physiography at Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh, and four years later, published The realm of nature, an important textbook of scientific geography. In 1892, he was appointed librarian of the Royal Geogr...
British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
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The British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, also known as the The Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three successful expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole. This was not attained, but the expedition's southern march reached a Farthest South latitude of 88° 23' S, just 97.5 nautical miles (180.6 km; 112.2 mi) from the pole. This was by far the longest southern polar jou...
Debenham, Frank, 1883-1965
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Epithet: JP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000267.0x000134 Epithet: of the London County Council British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000267.0x000135 Frank Debenham was born on 26 December 1883 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at the University of Sydney, initially gaining an arts degree before r...
Kidson, Edward, 1882-1939
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Edward Kidson was born in Bilston Staffordshire in 1882. His family moved to New Zealand when he was a child and he was educated at Nelson College before attending university at Canterbury College. In 1927 he was appointed Director of the New Zealand Meteorological Service a position he held till his death in 1939 . From the guide to the collection, 1926-1930, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...
Kidson, Edward, 1882-1939
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Edward Kidson was born in Bilston Staffordshire in 1882. His family moved to New Zealand when he was a child and he was educated at Nelson College before attending university at Canterbury College. In 1927 he was appointed Director of the New Zealand Meteorological Service a position he held till his death in 1939 . From the guide to the collection, 1926-1930, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) ...
