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Tag Archives: Ruth Dixon
The Spirit of Mawson
After a relaxing break from blogging and social media, I made the “mistake” yesterday – while at Gatwick waiting for a flight – of retweeting Chris Turney’s Guardian article arguing that the Antarctic trip that he was leading was science … Continue reading
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Tagged Antarctic tourism, Antarctica, Mawson, Mawson expedition, Ruth Dixon, Spirit of Mawson
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...and Then There's Physics 