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Sir George Strong Nares (18311915)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Margaret Deacon  and
Ann Savours
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Nares is perhaps best known as the commander of the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1874, a voyage of exploration which, it has been said, laid the foundations of almost every branch of oceanography as we know it today (British Museum, 1973). He also achieved fame as commander of the British Arctic Expedition of 187576, and as the author of Seamanship, which went through many editions in the second half of the 19th century. He is a fine example of the serving naval officer in the tradition of Parry, Franklin and Ross, one who could combine a naval career with a broad interest in science and the active pursuit of geographical exploration.

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Polar Record , Volume 18 , Issue 113 , May 1976 , pp. 127 - 141
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