Honey, I Finished The Internet

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1. Working link:

   https://www.newscientist.com/video/2308117-shackleton-exhibition-showcases-the-power-of-antarctic-photography/

   1. When Shacketon’s ship was in the process of being crushed by the ice, he insisted on salvaging some of the photographs to show what his part of the expedition had accomplished and that it was worth the effort.

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4. What few may recall, that Shackleton’s iced in early shipwreck was months after a two year hiatus of sunspots. Early Spring of the next year, the icebergs season of the north Atlantic ran weeks over the normal season, and some large steamer famously went down, perhaps as the Captain foolishly believed it would be a tiny one as had been in the past sailing seasons.

   Capt. Smith judged poorly.

   Oh, and we just had a “No Sunspots, here!” season of two years end in 2012. So it may stay chilly for the next 30-40 years, or the next 250 years. I have no idea, but we’re going to find out!

5. Oh, and that was definitely on topic.

   Hi, Kate!

6. Alfred Lansing’s book, “Endurance”, is a good book with some candid (for the time) photos.

   Do read if one can.