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Scientific Research in the Region of Mount Everest

Nature volume 144, pages 158–159 (1939)Cite this article

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A RECENT communication in the press states that an Indian scientific worker, Swami Prananabananda, is proposing to lead a party of ten scientific investigators to the Himalayas to study the geology, anthropology, botany and geography of the region. He proposes to spend four months on the work at a total cost of £300. This news contrasts sharply with the English attitude towards science in mountain exploration.

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GREENE, R. Scientific Research in the Region of Mount Everest. Nature 144, 158–159 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144158b0

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