Robert Falcon Scott: References & Edit History

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Roland Huntford, Scott and Amundsen (1979, reissued 1993; also published as The Last Place on Earth, 1984), was newly critical in its examination of Scott’s planning, judgment, and leadership on his fatal Antarctic expedition.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jun 02, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - The Pioneer Who Died for the South Pole. Apr 06, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Cambridge - Scott Polar Research Institute - Robert Falcon Scott. Feb 26, 2026
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - Heroism and Betrayal in Antarctica. Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Scott of the Antarctic. Dec 11, 2024
Add new Web site: New Zealand History - Death of Robert Falcon Scott. Oct 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Robert Falcon Scott. Sep 07, 2024
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Scott's Expedition. Jul 13, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 08, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Oleander and Datura Poisoning: An Update. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Oleander and Datura Poisoning: An Update. Mar 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Antarctic Heritage Trust - History of Scott's Expedition. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: British Heritage - The life of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the Arctic explorer. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Plymouth.Gov.UK - Biography of Robert Falcon Scott. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: Cool Antarctica - Biography of Robert Falcon Scott - Commander R.N. (1868-1912). Jul 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Historic UK - Scott of the Antarctic. Feb 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Explorers Pirates and Privateers - Robert Falcon Scott. May 07, 2019
Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - Biography of Robert Falcon Scott. May 07, 2019
Add new Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Mar 08, 2017
Added photograph. Feb 06, 2015
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Robert Falcon Scott. May 02, 2014
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Robert Falcon Scott. Aug 12, 2013
Changed the date he reached the South Pole from "January 18" to "January 17." Nov 06, 2012
Added image of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Feb 09, 2011
Photo caption revised to read that the photograph was taken in Antarctica rather than at the South Pole. Feb 09, 2011
Media added. Nov 18, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Robert Falcon Scott. May 23, 2007
Article revised. Mar 25, 1999
Article added to new online database. Mar 23, 1999
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