Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton were comrades on their first Antarctic adventure but the expedition would sow the seeds of future rivalry.
- Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London
I’ve spent almost eight years learning about the lives and experiences of these forgotten explorers.
Assim como na sociedade moderna, a alimentação, a qualidade do ar e os exercícios eram considerados essenciais para a boa saúde e para o sucesso da expedição.
As in modern society, food, air quality and exercise were seen as key to good health – and the expedition’s success.
A series of misfortunes and bad decisions led to the untimely death of the arctic explorer Captain Scott and his team.
In an era before clinical trials, medical writers drew on the stories of explorers as evidence about the health effects of different foods and drinks.
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