Abstract
COMMDR. BERNACCHI is a suitable writer for the first biography of Capt. Oates because he himself sledged over the Ross Barrier in Antarctica where the Scott tragedy occurred. He was physicist on the first expedition that wintered in the southern continent; he was also physicist in the Discovery, and he has introduced a little natural science into the biography. The science is well ‘sugar-coated’, for the book is popular though well-written. It also raises the question of publicity, commonly confused with merit, in connexion with recent expeditions; some of the best work has been done by explorers who are averse to the limelight.
A Very Gallant Gentleman.
L. C. Bernacchi. Pp. 240 + 8 plates. (London: Thornton Butter-worth, Ltd., 1933.) 8s. 6d. net.
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H., J. A Very Gallant Gentleman . Nature 131, 782–783 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131782a0
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