- MS 1453/52;D Letter to Robert Falcon Scott, 20 August 1906 [His reasons for having declined a post as geologist on the expedition] 1 leaf, holograph
Bell, correspondence
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- Dates of Creation20 August 1906
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The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 (leader Robert Falcon Scott) undertook the first extensive exploration on land in Antarctica. Funding came from the Government, the Royal Society, the Royal Geographical Society and private donations. The expedition set up base at McMurdo Sound from where sledging parties carried out recognisance and scientific programmes.