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British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9, under the command of Sir E.H. Shackleton, c.v.o. Reports on the scientific investigations (Volume I) Biology

British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9, under the command of Sir E.H. Shackleton, c.v.o. Reports on the scientific investigations (Volume I) Biology

Murray, James

Paperback

BiologyGeneral NatureGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353702836
ISBN13: 9789353702830
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 464
Weight: 2.35
Height: 0.94 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Before the flags and headlines came the specimens. Science at the ice edge. In this expedition biology volume from the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-9, James Murray gathers the field results of the Shackleton Nimrod expedition into an antarctic scientific report built for readers who want the real texture of discovery: collected organisms, careful observation, and the first attempt to order life from an ocean few had sampled. Focused on antarctic marine biology and wider polar fauna studies, the volume follows the trail from deck and sea-ice to laboratory bench, drawing on southern ocean specimens taken in and around the Ross Sea region. It is a record of Edwardian Antarctic expedition method as much as of animals themselves: how early twentieth-century naturalists described, compared, and preserved, turning heroic age exploration into usable knowledge. For collectors of exploration history, it offers a direct line to the scientific backbone behind Shackleton's journey; for modern researchers, it remains a durable university library reference and a reference edition for scholars tracking baseline data in a changing Southern Ocean. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this historical reprint edition preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Its measured prose still carries the cold air of the work: patient hands, inked labels, and lives hauled from black water. Add it to an expedition shelf, a maritime-science collection, or any library that values primary-source reporting from the far south.

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