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Letters between Ferrar, a geologist aboard the 'Discovery', and William Napier Shaw and others concerning discrepencies Ferrar has noticed between some of his own meteorological observations on the Discovery Expedition and the published account. Shaw provided copies of these to the Royal Society.

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MS/591/2
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1 December 1908- 16 January 1909
Page extent
8 items
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Typescript

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Correspondence on meteorological observations in Antarctica by Hartley Travers Ferrar, 1 December 1908- 16 January 1909, MS/591/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_591_2/correspondence-on-meteorological-observations-in-antarctica-by-hartley-travers-ferrar, accessed on 14 September 2026

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