Record

RefNoMS/948/1/1
LevelItem
TitleHalley Bay orders for Surgeon Lieutenant Commander David Dalgliesh
Date1955
DescriptionOrders for Dalgliesh who was appointed 'Leader of the Royal Society Antarctic Expedition' advance party to Halley Bay in 1955. The orders include directions for the siting and construction of the research base to prepare for the arrival of the main research party. They also contain instructions for the operation of scientific equipment and guides for various meteorological, glaciological and physiological studies that the advance party would be undertaking.
Extent19p
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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