Antarctic Research

Abstract

THE desirability of a well-equipped expedition for the study of the Antarctic regions has been so frequently set forth by men of science, arid recorded in the columns of NATURE, that little can now be said on the subject without repetition. But if little that is new can be said, much remains to be done; and unless the unanimous and often repeated declarations of British scientific men culminate in action, the reputation of science in this country will suffer seriously. The large and enthusiastic meeting of the Royal Society on Thursday last, February 24, showed more emphatically than had before been possible how great is the importance attached to the renewal of Antarctic exploration by the leaders of all departments of natural science. The meeting is fully reported below; but the steps which have led to it, and the reasons why the goal has not sooner been attained, may be referred to here.