Scott: The Voyage of the Discovery. Band I. 1905, S. 343 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “no journey ever made with dogs can approach that height of fine conception which is realised when a party of men go forth to face hardship, dangers and difficulties […].”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 187 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “The proper, as well as the wiser, course for us is to proceed exactly as though this has not happened.”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 369 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “I feel sure we are as near perfection as experience can direct.”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 545 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “Decided after summing up all observations that we are 3.5 miles away from the pole […].” bzw. „[Ich] befand nach Zusammenfassung aller Ergebnisse, dass wir noch 3,5 Meilen vom Pol entfernt sind […].“ Scott glaubte dagegen zunächst, den Südpol bereits am 17. Januar 1912 erreicht zu haben (Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 544 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) „Der Pol. Ja, aber unter völlig anderen Umständen als erwartet.“ bzw. “The Pole. Yes, but under very different circumstances than expected.”).
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 543–544 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “The worst has happened […] All the day dreams must go […] Great God! this is an awful place […].”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 573 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “It is a terrible thing to lose a companion in this way, but calm reflection shows that there could not have been a better ending to the terrible anxiesties of the past weeks.”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 592 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “I am just going outside and may be some time.” Anmerkung: Oates’ Leiche wurde durch einen späteren Suchtrupp nicht gefunden.
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 592 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “[…] it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman. We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit; and assuredly the end is not far.”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 595 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “Last entry. For God’s sake look after our people.”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band I. 1914, S. 607 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “We took risks, we knew we took them; things have come out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint, but bow to the will of Providence, determined still to do our best to the last. […] Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions wich would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, surely a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for.”
Huxley: Scotts Last Expedition. Band II. 1914, S. 398–399 (Textarchiv – Internet Archive) “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
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Scott: Diaries of Robert Falcon Scott. Band 2, S. 37 (bl.uk), Eintrag vom 17. Januar 1912: “Now for the run home and a desperate struggle to get the news through first. I wonder if we can do it.”
Ernest H. Shackleton: A New British Antarctic Expedition. In: The Geographical Journal. Band29, Nr.3, Januar 1907, S.329–332, doi:10.2307/1776716, JSTOR:1776716.
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National Library of Scotland: Scott’s last expedition map, Foto aus dem Buch Scotts Last Expedition in der Ausgabe von 1923 auf flickr.com (abgerufen am 13. Dezember 2012).
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McGonigal: Antarctica – Secrets of the Southern Continent. 2009, S. 312 (books.google.de).
Jones: The Last Great Quest. 2003, S. 288 (books.google.de) “Scott’s complex personality had been revealed and his methods questioned.”
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Ernest H. Shackleton: A New British Antarctic Expedition. In: The Geographical Journal. Band29, Nr.3, Januar 1907, S.329–332, doi:10.2307/1776716, JSTOR:1776716.
Jonathan Dore: Crucible of Ice. In: The New York Times. 3. Dezember 2006 (abgerufen am 3. November 2011): “For all the many attractions of his book, David Crane offers no answers that convincingly exonerate Scott from a significant share of responsibility for his own demise.”
Jasper Rees: Ice in our hearts. In: The Telegraph. 19. Dezember 2004 (abgerufen am 3. November 2011): “In the current Antarctic weather report, Scott is enjoying his first spell in the sun for twenty-five years.”
Robert Falcon Scott (Memento vom 26. August 2014 im Internet Archive), Informationen auf der Website der Sir George Cathcart Lodge No. 617 der Großloge von Schottland (abgerufen am 16. November 2011).
