Identifier: northwardovergre01pear (find matches)
Title: Northward over the "great ice" : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 ...
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920
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Publisher: New York : F. A. Stokes Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ipulatino: the flash-light. Dr. Lookwould pose the sub ect at the other end of the roomand near at hand was a table at which he recorded hisanthropological measurements. , , 1 ^i It was interesting to observe the modestyj^oththe women and the men. They could ■not understand at first why 1 desiredto take their pictures in a nude condi-tion and 1 am not sure that they everaot a very clear idea of the matter.I told them that we wished to comparetheir bodies with those of other peoplein the world, and it was not long beforesome of them grasped the idea so taras to decide that our work was in theinterest of a perfectly laudable andproper curiosity. At first, howeversome of them asked Dr. Cook if 1wanted the information he obtained torthe purpose of making other people !!The flash-light work never failed tobe a subject of lively gossip in the na-tive community. AH the fresh arrivalswere told what was before them almostbefore they had unhitched their dogs,and as soon as a native was photo-
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BOY. Flash-light. and as soon as a native \ya.^ j^..^-^ graphed he would invariably tell of the experience to an admiring- group, narrating every minute detail. wTen the^ky was clear, and we had the moon with us the arctic night was one of remarkable beauty. In that dry atmo^sphere, the moon and stars seem to hine withl degree of power and brilliancy unequalled in temperate latitudes. We saw many auroras, but 176 Northward over the Great Ice they were comparatively faint, and not so pronouncedin outline and brightness as those observed in SouthGreenland. November 14th was a fine day, andin the afternoon and night the moonwas very brilliant. The temperaturerose to several degrees above zero, andthe house waso p p r e s s i V e 1 )•warm all da)-.On the I 61 h ,a full moon cir-cled, and thescene w a s in-tensely brilliant,the moon hang-ing in a cloudlesssky, and Arctu-r u s, Aldebaran,and the GreatDipper shiningwith remarkablebrilliancy. Theice-blink at thehead of the bay was plainly v

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