Category: Edward Adrian Wilson
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From the South Pole to the Stars
Amundsen at the South Pole; Aldrin on the moon. Photo credits Olav Bjaaland, Neil Armstrong. This post is adapted from my presentation at Terror Camp 2023. In December 1911, Roald Amundsen and his team stand at the South Pole, hats doffed, staring up at the Norwegian flag they’ve raised above…
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Travelogue: Cheltenham
When work sends you to southwest England, and the dates shake out such that you get a free weekend after your conference, and you’re a polar fan, there’s only one thing to do….daytrip to Cheltenham! It was a four-hour round-trip journey by train from where I was staying in Exeter,…
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