CHREE, Charles.
British (Terra Nova) Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913. Terrestrial Magnetism.
British (Terra Nova) Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913. Terrestrial Magnetism.
Stock Code 115800
London, Harrison, 1921
Charles Chree (1860-1928) was an authority on terrestrial magnetism, helming the Kew Observatory for thirty-two years, and won the Hughes Medal in 1919.
Hugh Robert Mill (1861-1950) was a pioneer in the meteorological field and, as secretary to the Royal Geographical Society, helped oversee the British Antarctic expeditions of Bruce, Scott, and Shackleton. He wrote the first full-length biography of Shackleton in 1923.
First edition; 4to (31 x 25 cm); 60 plates on 43 leaves, many folding; original red cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, corners just bumped, a very good copy; xii, 548, [2]pp.
Rosove 293-4.A1.
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