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100 1 $aShackleton, Ernest Henry,$cSir,$d1874-1922,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe heart of the Antarctic :$bbeing the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 /$cby E.H. Shackleton, C.V.O., with an introduction by Hugh Robert Mill, D. SC., an account of the first journey to the south magnetic pole by Professor T.W. Edgeworth David, F.R.S.
246 30 $aBeing the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
264 1 $aPhiladelphia :$bJ.B. Lippincott Company,$c1909.
300 $a2 volumes :$bfrontispieces, illustrations, folded plates (some color, 2 folded) portraits, maps (some folded), facsimile, diagrams ;$c26 cm
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500 $aMany of the plates printed on both sides.
500 $aOne folded plate and 3 folded maps in pocket.
505 1 $aVolume I. Chapter I. The inception and preparation of the expedition -- Chapter II. The staff -- Chapter III. The first stage -- Chapter IV. Lyttleton to the Antarctic Circle -- Chapter V. The attempt to reach King Edward VII Land -- Chapter VI. The selection of winter quarters -- Chapter VII. The landing of stores and equipment -- Chapter VIII. A blizzard: the departure of the Nimrod -- Chapter IX. Around the winter quarters: completion of the hut -- Chapter X. First days in winter quarters -- Chapter XI. Sledging equipment: ponies and dogs -- Chapter XII. The conquest of Mount Erebus -- Chapter XIII. Results of the Erebus journey -- Chapter XIV. Life and work in winter quarters -- Chapter XV. The polar night -- Chapter XVI. Spring sledging journeys -- Chapter XVII. Southern depot journey -- Chapter XVIII. Preparation for the southern journey -- Chapter XIX. First days of the southern march -- Chapter XX. Steady progress: the sighting of new land -- Chapter XXI. Beyond all former footsteps -- Chapter XXII. On the great glacier -- Chapter XXIII. On the plateau to the farthest south -- Chapter XXIV. The return march -- Chapter XXV. The final stage.
505 1 $aVolume II. Chapter I. Some notes on the Southern journey -- Chapter II. Summer at the winter quarters -- Chapter III. Return of the Nimrod -- Chapter IV. The Bluff depot journey -- Chapter V. The Western journey -- Chapter VI. Professor David's narrative -- Chapter VII. Professor David's narrative (continued) -- Chapter VIII -- Professor David's narrative (continued) -- Chapter IX. Professor David's narrative (continued) -- Chapter X. Professor David's narrative (continued) -- Chapter XI. Professor David's narrative (continued) -- Chapter XII. Professor David's narrative (continued) -- Chapter XIII. Professor David's narrative (continued) -- Chapter XIV. All aboard: the return to New Zealand -- Appendix I. Biology. Notes by James Murray, biologist of the expedition -- Appendix II. Geological observations in Antarctica by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909. By professor T. W. Edgeworth David, B.A., F.R.S., and Raymond E. Priestley, geologist to the expedition. -- Notes in regard to Mount Erebus. By professor T. W. Edgeworth David and Raymond Priestley. -- Additional notes on eruptions. By James Murray -- Appendix III. Scientific results of the western journey. Section I: Geological and geographical. By Raymond E. Priestley, geologist to the expedition. -- Section II: Descriptions of the stranded moraines and dry valley, with special reference to the recent elevation of the land bordering McMurdo Sound. -- Section III: Effect of the summer sun on different varieties of ice and snow -- Appendix IV. Notes on physics, chemistry and mineralogy: ice and snow. -- Notes by Douglas Mawson, B.Sc., B.E. Additional notes by James Murray. -- Mineralogy and chemistry. -- Notes by Douglas Mawson, B.Sc., B.E. Meteorological optics. Notes by Douglas Mawson, B.Sc., B.E. -- Additional notes by James Murray -- Magnetic observations. The magnetic pole and the aurora. Notes by Douglas Mawson, B.Sc., B.E. -- Notes on the aurora australis. By James Murray -- Tides and currents. By James Murray -- Appendix V. Meteorology. A summary of results. By professor T. W. Edgeworth David, B.A., F.R.S., and Lieutenant Adams, R.N.R., meteorologist to the expedition, 1907-1909 -- Additional notes by James Murray -- Note on thermometers for Polar work. By James Murray -- Cloud forms. By James Murray -- Appendix VI. Report on the health of the expedition. By Dr. Eric Marshall, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. -- Appendix VII. Southern journey distances -- Appendix VIII. Consumption of stores at winter quarters -- Appendix IX. The Nimrod's homeward voyage: in search of Doubtful Islands -- Appendix X. Estimated cost of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907 up to August 1909 -- Index.
651 0 $aAntarctica$xDiscovery and exploration$xBritish.
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700 1 $aMill, Hugh Robert,$d1861-1950,$ewriter of introduction.
700 1 $aDavid, T. W. Edgeworth$q(Tannatt William Edgeworth),$d1858-1934.
711 2 $aBritish Antarctic Expedition$d(1907-1909)
776 08 $iOnline version:$aShackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.$tHeart of the Antarctic.$dPhiladelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1909$w(OCoLC)646845499
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