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Description:Archibald Lang McLean was a graduate in Arts and Medicine at Sydney University who in 1911 applied to join Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition as doctor and bacteriologist. From the beginning he distinguished himself by his willingness to engage in hard manual labour, a trait that showed itself again on Macquarie Island, during the period when the base and wireless station were set up. McLean was the first to demonstrate that hair and nail growth decrease in the Antarctic, due to the cold and also was the first in the Antarctic to describe methods of measuring haemoglobin, cell counts, and blood pressure. In fact, it has been suggested that through this work he laid the foundations for modern physiological research in the Antarctic.When 'Aurora' returned to collect the expedition, Mawson, Ninnis and Mertz had not come back from their sledging expedition and McLean volunteered to stay and if necessary search for Mawson. On 8 February, with Captain Davis feeling he could wait no longer, 'Aurora' sailed, leaving the small party behind. Within hours of the ship’s departure, Mawson returned in terrible physical condition, bearing with him the tragic tale of the deaths of Ninnis and Mertz and the remarkable story of his solo journey back to Winter Quarters. A wireless message was sent to Davis, but although 'Aurora' returned, the weather conditions prevented the men on shore from reaching the ship, and Davis eventually made the decision to leave the seven of them at Cape Denison and go in rescue of Wild's party. Mawson, McLean and the others would spend another year at their base.The story of the second year at Commonwealth Bay was originally told in Mawson’s 'The Home of the Blizzard'. The published primary sources about the second wintering have in the past been the diaries of Mawson and Madigan, two men who often did not see eye to eye. McLean’s contribution therefore adds a valuable perspective.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Antarctic Diary of Archibald Lang McLean. To get started finding The Antarctic Diary of Archibald Lang McLean, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 400

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Erskine Press

Release: 2020

ISBN: 1852971290

Description: Archibald Lang McLean was a graduate in Arts and Medicine at Sydney University who in 1911 applied to join Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition as doctor and bacteriologist. From the beginning he distinguished himself by his willingness to engage in hard manual labour, a trait that showed itself again on Macquarie Island, during the period when the base and wireless station were set up. McLean was the first to demonstrate that hair and nail growth decrease in the Antarctic, due to the cold and also was the first in the Antarctic to describe methods of measuring haemoglobin, cell counts, and blood pressure. In fact, it has been suggested that through this work he laid the foundations for modern physiological research in the Antarctic.When 'Aurora' returned to collect the expedition, Mawson, Ninnis and Mertz had not come back from their sledging expedition and McLean volunteered to stay and if necessary search for Mawson. On 8 February, with Captain Davis feeling he could wait no longer, 'Aurora' sailed, leaving the small party behind. Within hours of the ship’s departure, Mawson returned in terrible physical condition, bearing with him the tragic tale of the deaths of Ninnis and Mertz and the remarkable story of his solo journey back to Winter Quarters. A wireless message was sent to Davis, but although 'Aurora' returned, the weather conditions prevented the men on shore from reaching the ship, and Davis eventually made the decision to leave the seven of them at Cape Denison and go in rescue of Wild's party. Mawson, McLean and the others would spend another year at their base.The story of the second year at Commonwealth Bay was originally told in Mawson’s 'The Home of the Blizzard'. The published primary sources about the second wintering have in the past been the diaries of Mawson and Madigan, two men who often did not see eye to eye. McLean’s contribution therefore adds a valuable perspective.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Antarctic Diary of Archibald Lang McLean. To get started finding The Antarctic Diary of Archibald Lang McLean, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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