Tannatt William Edgeworth David collection 1907-1930

Shackleton, Ernest Henry, 1874-1922

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Ernest Shackleton, leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and part of two other Antarctic expeditions, acquired Polaris after her owner's financial trouble. Renamed Endurance after the Shackleton family motto Fortitudine vincimus (By Endurance we Conquer), she sailed intending to accomplish the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. She departed for her final voyage on December 15, 1914 but progress was slow, averaging about 30 miles per day through pack ice. A month later, w...

Priestley, Raymond E. (Raymond Edward), 1886-1974

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David, T. W. Edgeworth (Tannatt William Edgeworth), 1858-1934

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Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David was Professor of Geology and Palaeontology at the University of Sydney from 1891 to 1924. From the description of Geological chart, [1930?] [manuscript]. [1930?] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 505958091 Geologist. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225763397 Geologist. Worked for the NSW Government Geological Survey 1882-1891; Professor of Geology and Phy...

British Antarctic Expedition (1898-1900)

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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...

Tannatt William Edgeworth David

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Tannatt William Edgeworth David was born in Wales in 1858 and was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford. He studied geology at New College, Oxford, and the Royal College of Science, London. His work in the geological field soon attracted attention and in 1882 he was appointed assistant geological surveyor to the Government of New South Wales. His time with the Geological Survey was particularly noticeable for his significant discoveries in economic geography, especially the di...

Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001512.0x00006d ...