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9 de nov. de 2021 · William Speirs Bruce. On impulse, while he was still a student, Bruce signed up as ship’s surgeon on a whaling expedition in the Antarctic. The whaling aspect disgusted him, but at the same time it was a unique and valuable opportunity: in the late 1800s, very few people had the chance to travel to the Antarctic, and Bruce enjoyed his first ...
30 de jun. de 2023 · Today, on Friday, 30 June, the inaugural ceremony took place for Speirs Bruce Way, a pathway that pays tribute to the remarkable achievements of William Speirs Bruce. Bruce, a scientist from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is renowned for his expeditions to Antarctica and his time spent studying at the Scottish Marine Station for ...
William Speirs Bruce FRSE was a Scottish naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organized and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE, 1902 - 04) to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea. Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station in Antarctica. ...
William Speirs Bruce, explorer and geographer, was born on 1 August 1867 in London, the son of a doctor. Bruce studied at Edinburgh University between 1887 and 1892 but did not graduate. Before completing his course he sailed for Antarctica with the 'Balaena' expedition of Dundee whalers, signing on as a surgeon and naturalist.
Swinney, G. N. William Speirs Bruce, Scotland, polar meteorology and oceanography . Museum of the World Ocean Congress. www.vitiaz.ru (12 сентября 2002). Дата обращения: 3 июня 2008. Архивировано 25 сентября 2006 года.
William Speirs Bruce (ur.1 sierpnia 1867 w Londynie, zm. 28 października 1921 w Edynburgu) – szkocki naturalista, polarnik i oceanograf, który w latach 1902–1904 zorganizował i poprowadził Szkocką Wyprawę Antarktyczną (SWA) na Orkady Południowe i Morze Weddella.Jednym z osiągnięć tej wyprawy było utworzenie na Laurie pierwszej całorocznej stacji meteorologicznej.
William Speirs Bruce. William Speirs Bruce was born in London to Scottish parentage. He studied natural science at Edinburgh University and went on to become the surgeon and naturalist on a whaling ship called the 'Balaena'. His scientific endeavours on that voyage were disappointing but he was enthused when the ship travelled to the Antarctic ...
