Saga of the 'Discovery'

Nonfiction, Travel, Polar Regions, History
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Author: Louis Bernacchi ISBN: 9781871510294
Publisher: Rooster Books Ltd Publication: February 20, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Louis Bernacchi
ISBN: 9781871510294
Publisher: Rooster Books Ltd
Publication: February 20, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

Louis Bernacchi’s book Saga of the ‘Discovery’  is a comprehensive history of the fascinating ship which was built specifically for Antarctic exploration and which was used intermittently for such purposes until the early 1930s when she was given to the Boy Scouts Association. For nearly 50 years the Discovery was a training ship for the Boy Scouts and the Royal Naval Reserve, moored on the Embankment in London. In 1986 the Discovery returned to Dundee, where she was built, and is now berthed at Discovery Point, where visitors can go on board, and learn the history of the ship in the adjoining museum.
The book covers the ship’s building in Dundee, its first, and most famous, expedition as Captain Scott’s ship for his first foray to Antarctica, from 1901–1904.
Bernacchi accompanied Scott on his first expedition. As the physicist, he was responsible for the scientific work, and here recounts the experiences, accomplishments, and setbacks they encountered. Also on that expedition were some of the legendary figures of Antarctic exploration: besides Captain Robert Falcon Scott himself, Dr Edward Wilson and Ernest Shackleton were to experience these harsh conditions for the first time, to be enchanted and enthralled, and enticed back to the continent with, for the first two, fateful results.
Louis Bernacchi was the only person on Scott’s first expedition to have prior Antarctic experience, having been amongst the first party  ever to overwinter in Antarctica, from 1898 to 1900.
But long after the return of Scott’s expedition in 1904 the Discovery continued to serve the cause of Antarctic exploration, most notably when commanded by Sir Douglas Mawson on the B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. expedition of 1929–1931.  Louis Bernacchi here recounts the many notable discoveries and achievements accomplished by this brave little ship.

About the Author

Louis Bernacchi, son of an Italian father and Belgian mother, was born in Belgium in 1876 and brought up on Maria Island, off the coast of Tasmania, and is regarded as the first Australian Antarctic explorer.
He first visited Antarctica as the Physicist and Photographer for Carsten Borchgrevink’s Southern Cross Antarctic Expedition of 1898 to 1900. On his return he published an account of the expedition, To the South Polar Region, in 1901. 
Bernacchi was appointed as Physicist to the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901 to 1904, led by Captain Scott.
He later settled in London, becoming a lieutenant commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War. His name became well known in naval circles for his work on anti-submarine devices. France made him Chevalier d’Honor for his polar work and in Britain he received the Polar medal. He was a Member of the Council of the Royal Geographical Society and died in 1942.

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Louis Bernacchi’s book Saga of the ‘Discovery’  is a comprehensive history of the fascinating ship which was built specifically for Antarctic exploration and which was used intermittently for such purposes until the early 1930s when she was given to the Boy Scouts Association. For nearly 50 years the Discovery was a training ship for the Boy Scouts and the Royal Naval Reserve, moored on the Embankment in London. In 1986 the Discovery returned to Dundee, where she was built, and is now berthed at Discovery Point, where visitors can go on board, and learn the history of the ship in the adjoining museum.
The book covers the ship’s building in Dundee, its first, and most famous, expedition as Captain Scott’s ship for his first foray to Antarctica, from 1901–1904.
Bernacchi accompanied Scott on his first expedition. As the physicist, he was responsible for the scientific work, and here recounts the experiences, accomplishments, and setbacks they encountered. Also on that expedition were some of the legendary figures of Antarctic exploration: besides Captain Robert Falcon Scott himself, Dr Edward Wilson and Ernest Shackleton were to experience these harsh conditions for the first time, to be enchanted and enthralled, and enticed back to the continent with, for the first two, fateful results.
Louis Bernacchi was the only person on Scott’s first expedition to have prior Antarctic experience, having been amongst the first party  ever to overwinter in Antarctica, from 1898 to 1900.
But long after the return of Scott’s expedition in 1904 the Discovery continued to serve the cause of Antarctic exploration, most notably when commanded by Sir Douglas Mawson on the B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. expedition of 1929–1931.  Louis Bernacchi here recounts the many notable discoveries and achievements accomplished by this brave little ship.

About the Author

Louis Bernacchi, son of an Italian father and Belgian mother, was born in Belgium in 1876 and brought up on Maria Island, off the coast of Tasmania, and is regarded as the first Australian Antarctic explorer.
He first visited Antarctica as the Physicist and Photographer for Carsten Borchgrevink’s Southern Cross Antarctic Expedition of 1898 to 1900. On his return he published an account of the expedition, To the South Polar Region, in 1901. 
Bernacchi was appointed as Physicist to the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901 to 1904, led by Captain Scott.
He later settled in London, becoming a lieutenant commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War. His name became well known in naval circles for his work on anti-submarine devices. France made him Chevalier d’Honor for his polar work and in Britain he received the Polar medal. He was a Member of the Council of the Royal Geographical Society and died in 1942.

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