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THE Trustees of the British Museum have published in stately form some of the natural history results of the National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904), and we cannot but express our satisfaction that the volumes compare so well, both in matter and “get-up,” with the similar publications of other European nations, and that they can be placed without reproach on the Challenger shelves. As the director of the natural history departments of the British Museum says in the preface to this second volume, “neither trouble nor expense has been spared in order to render the illustration and presentation of the natural history of the expedition worthy of the generous efforts both of Captain Scott and his fellow-explorers and of those who provided funds for that enterprise.” Another matter for congratulation is that the results are being published so promptly, and for this thanks are due to the energy and organising ability of Mr. Jeffrey Bell, who has secured the cooperation of specialists, and has acted as sub-editor of the natural history portions of the reports.
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Antarctic Animals 1 . Nature 77, 33–36 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/077033a0
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