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THE series of volumes now being issued by the Royal Society detailing the scientific observations made in the course of the Discovery expedition should impress upon the public the extent and variety of the problems that are under consideration, as well as inform them of the degree of success that has attended the efforts of those who have had to make the observations in trying circumstances. Many, unfortunately, fail to grasp the real object of such expeditions, since an approach towards the Pole has acquired so much significance in popular estimation. An examination of the present volume, however, is calculated to offer a wider view with truer perspective. In it are presented the results of only a portion of the physical observations, those having reference to tides, pendulum experiments, earthquakes, and auroral and magnetic phenomena. Following the plan adopted in the meteorological observations, the Royal Society has placed the preparation of the reports on these subjects in the hands of authorities most competent to deal with them.
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Physical Observations of the National Antarctic Expedition. 1 . Nature 79, 320–322 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/079320b0
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