Royal Geographical Society
About Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences, the society has 16,000 members, with its work reaching the public through publications, research groups and lectures.
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When he got back, he was at a dinner at the Royal Geographical Society. This is in 1912. The president, Lord Curzon, offered a toast, but not to him, but to the dog team.
from No Such Thing As A Sycamore In A Silver Coat, 2024-07-25 at 00:08:10 · read transcript
Other times Royal Geographical Society came up
A few of us... With words on it. Really. The coordinates. It's behind the scenes at the Royal Geographical Society, which I believe you have been president. I was president for three years. Yeah. They have, in the back rooms, they have these amazing collections of extraordinary stuff, you know, because it was founded in 1830 and basically contributed to founding geography as a discipline. Geography is a much newer area of study than many others.
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It's a fact that comes from Captain John Null. Captain John Null was the guy who first broke into Tibet under a guise, because he weren't allowed as a Westerner into Tibet. He was the first person to see Mount Everest and think we need to climb that. He came back to England and he pitched it at the Royal Geographical Society. That's what led to the Mallory Expedition. He was on the Mallory Expedition.
No Such Thing As A Yeti Fact, 2014-09-13 · listen
It's a fact that comes from Captain John Knoll. Captain John Knoll was the guy who first broke into Tibet under a guise because he weren't allowed as a Westerner into Tibet. He was the first person to see Mount Everest and think we need to climb that. He came back to England and he pitched it at the Royal Geographical Society. That's what led to the Mallory expedition. He was on the Mallory expedition.
26: No Such Thing As A Yeti Fact, 2014-09-13 · listen
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No Such Thing As A Sycamore In A Silver Coat put 4 places on the map.
- Rhodes · Greece
- Royal Oak · United Kingdom
- Basingstoke · United Kingdom
Coordinates: 51.5013, -0.1754