Celebrating some of the extraordinary lecturers who visited the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in its early years…
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Sir Ernest Shackleton: a driving force at the RSGS
In 1904, when Shackleton took up his post as Secretary of the RSGS, his arrival caused quite a stir…
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Book review: ‘Heart of the Hero’ by Kari Herbert
A wonderful book telling the lesser-known stories of exploration – of the wives who were left behind, and those who went with their husbands into the unknown
Things they said: Sir Archibald Geikie
An insight into the perceptive mind of 19th century geologist Sir Archibald Geikie
‘The Flying Years’
A beautiful poem, published anonymously in 1926 but attributed to the Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins
