Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912),British explorer and zoologist,painting an Antarctic meteorological scene in the base camp hut in May 1911 during the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913). The scene shows sun dogs and halos (a parhelion),an optical effect caused by sunlight interacting with ice crystals. Also known as the Terra Nova Expedition,the primary expedition objectives were scientific. Led by Robert Falcon Scott,a shore party of 33 spent two seasons exploring on and around the Ross Ice Shelf. Scott,Wilson and three others died in 1912 returning from the South Pole. Wilson was the chief of scientific staff for the expedition | |
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