REFERENCES 



referred in many places to the three volumes of meteor- 

 ology written by my colleague on the expedition, Dr. G. C. 

 Simpson (Calcutta, 1919). Mawson's brief account of 

 aurorae {Heart of the Antarctic) has been quoted. 



Chapter X 



Flora and Fauna 



The volume on botany produced after Nordenskj old's 

 expedition is important (Stockholm, 1910). Dr. Wilson's 

 very readable account of the Antarctic fauna will be 

 found at the end of Voyage of the Discovery, Vol. II. A 

 number of references concerning whaling are mentioned 

 in the text. 



Chapter XI 



Commercial and Political Aspects 



The journals consulted are referred to in the text. 

 There is no book dealing specifically with the commercial 

 and political aspects of Antarctica. However, two general 

 books which have appeared recently may be referred to. 

 They are Polar Regions by Rudmose Brown (London, 

 1927), in which, however, most of the space is given to 

 Arctic areas; and Antarctica by Gordon Hayes (London, 

 1928). The latter is a large volume, marked by contro- 

 versial discussions as to the relative merits of various ex- 

 peditions. It is- by an armchair writer who has apparently 

 little belief in the value of detailed scientific research in 

 the Antarctic regions, which in his opinion "savours of 

 solemn trifling." As the present writer holds the opposite 

 view, he is not much in sympathy with Mr. Hayes' argu- 

 ments, though the latter's industry has compiled a very 

 readable book. 



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