See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

GEORGE STRONG See also:

• SIR GEORGE STRONG NARES (1831– )

NARES (1831– )  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• ARCTIC (Gr. "ApKroc, the Bear, the northern constellation of Ursa Major)

Arctic explorer, son of a See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in the See also:

• NAVY

navy, was educated at the Royal See also:

• NAVAL

Naval See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College at New See also:

• CROSS

Cross, and entered the navy in 1846 . After being employed for some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time on the Australian station, in 1852 he became See also:

• MATE (a corruption of make, from O. Eng. gemaca, a " comrade ")
• MATE, or PARAGUAY TEA

mate of the " Resolute " in the . Arctic expedition which was sent out in that See also:

• YEAR

year . Serving in the See also:

• CRIMEA (ancient Tauris or Tauric Chersonese, called by the Russians by the Tatar name Krym or Crim)

Crimea upon his return, he was appointed See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of the naval cadets on the inauguration of the " Britannia " training See also:

• SHIP

ship, and was then employed in See also:

• SURVEYING

surveying See also:

• WORK

work on the N.E. See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• AUSTRALIA

Australia and in the Mediterranean, attaining the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of captain in 1869 . While in command of the " Challenger " (1872–1874), in the famous voyage of deep-See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea exploration See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

• WORLD

world, he was ordered See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home to take command of the Arctic expedition which set See also:

• SAIL

sail in the See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of 1875 in the See also:

• SHIPS

ships " Alert " and " See also:

• DISCOVERY

Discovery." He published a narrative of the voyage on his return, and for his services was made K.C.B . (1876) . Two years later he was sent in command of the" Alert " to survey See also:

• MAGELLAN, FERDINAND (in Sp. FERNANDO MAGALLANES, in Port. FERNAO DE MAGALHAES) (c. 1480-152I)

Magellan Strait . From 1879 to 1896 he was attached to the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

Harbour See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

Department of the See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

Board of See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

Trade . He retired from active service in 1886, and became a See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral in 1892 .