famous doomed explorer robert falcon scott which is exactly what happened when staff at the met service new zealand were preparing to move to new digs. the logbooks are among a number extroadinary finds that have laid unforgotten for at least 50 years, so what can we learn from them? kevin alder, is new zeland s metservice s manger of meteorological data services who realised the significance of the documents. you are handed these documents and had no idea of their significance until you open them up? significance until you open them up? them up? that is right. i thought them up? that is right. i thought they them up? that is right. i thought they were - them up? that is right. i thought they were just l them up? that is right. i thought they were just a j them up? that is right. i- thought they were just a couple of records of ships logs. when even at the first page and a faint pencil i could see the words terranova. and i almost fell off my chair because i immediately recognise
logbooks from the antarctic s most famous doomed explorer robert falcon scott have been discovered by staff at the met service new zealand when they were preparing to move to new digs. the logbooks are among a number extroadinary finds that have laid unforgotten for at least 50 years. kevin alder, is new zeland s metservice s manger of meteorological data services who realised the significance of the documents. i thought they were just a couple of records of ships logs. when even at the first page and a faint pencil i could see the words terranova. and i almost fell off my chair because i immediately recognised there is only one ship terranova in the history and that was captain scott s ship. why is this so exciting? try and explain a little