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Page 54
... Scott . " I wonder if we can do it . " " I WRITE OF THE FUTURE , " said Robert Falcon Scott , as a young naval officer , " of the hopes of being more worthy , but shall I ever be ? " Believing that an Englishman should be first to the ...
... Scott . " I wonder if we can do it . " " I WRITE OF THE FUTURE , " said Robert Falcon Scott , as a young naval officer , " of the hopes of being more worthy , but shall I ever be ? " Believing that an Englishman should be first to the ...
Page 83
... Robert Falcon Scott , walked across London's Buckingham Palace Road in June 1899 and rekin- dled an acquaintance with Sir Clements . A year later Scott , never to be obscure again , was given command of the National Antarctic Expedition ...
... Robert Falcon Scott , walked across London's Buckingham Palace Road in June 1899 and rekin- dled an acquaintance with Sir Clements . A year later Scott , never to be obscure again , was given command of the National Antarctic Expedition ...
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... Robert Falcon Scott would converge in 1911 and 1912 , a futuristic aluminum geo- desic dome , 165 feet wide , houses a semi - subnivean science community at the U.S. Amundsen - Scott Station . Most staff and visitors arrive at the sta ...
... Robert Falcon Scott would converge in 1911 and 1912 , a futuristic aluminum geo- desic dome , 165 feet wide , houses a semi - subnivean science community at the U.S. Amundsen - Scott Station . Most staff and visitors arrive at the sta ...
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