“The causes of failure are not due to faulty organisation, but to misfortune in all risks which had to be undertaken.”

— Robert Falcon Scott

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About Robert Falcon Scott

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Robert Falcon Scott was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and a celebrated British explorer. He is best known for leading two major expeditions to the Antarctic, the Discovery Expedition and the ill-fated Terra Nova...

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