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MANY well-wishers of British exploration were rather more than surprised to see among the names of those announced in NATURE of December 21, p. 984, to take part in the fresh attempt to conquer Mount Everest none who is qualified to continue the valuable scientific investigations commenced by the earlier expeditions to this region. It is well known that the scientific researches, carried out often concurrently with the actual climbing operations by the four earlier expeditions, greatly increased our knowledge of the natural history, etc. of this ordinarily inaccessible and unique region. There is much yet to investigate as regards such features as the glaciers themselves, as well as the structure of this most important section of the main Himalayan chain, and it would be a pity if the opportunity were missed for continuing the work.
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CONWAY OF ALLINGTON The Mount Everest Expedition, 1936. Nature 137, 154 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137154a0
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