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Figure 1.23
Albatross I. (Credit: Chris Drury)
eyes of scientists at hidden elements
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the land beneath the ice, or the
diatoms in the sea
to expose the unrecognised beauty that lies out of sight.
For others it has been the heritage from a century before, those Heroic
Age huts and artefacts that remind us of brave men and an implacable land.
Edward Wilson, the doctor on both of R. F. Scott
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s expeditions, painted delicate
and evocative watercolours reminiscent of the Victorians and these, together
with Herbert Ponting
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s remarkable photographs, have achieved an almost
iconic status in the public mind. The huts still provide a focus for some
modern artists and writers.
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