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Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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KNUD RASMUSSEN, DANISH AUTHORITY ON GREENLAND. _ The controversy over Dr. Cooks claim that he reached the North Pole has grown steadilyin interest, not only with American and European newspaper readers but also with men ofspecial scientific attainments who can speak with knowledge upon the precise questions in-volved. _ The highest authority upon the Eskimos and their life, and also one of the greatestauthorities upon travel in the polar regions, is Mr. Knud Rasmussen, a Danish scientist andrnan of letters, who has spent years in different parts of Greenland, and whose studies of thelife and folklore of the northern tribes can hardly be praised too highly. Rasmussen is aboutto arrive at Copenhagen from Greenland, and he will be in a position to assist the Danish Uni-versity in its work of passing upon the records and claims of Dr. Cook. Meanwhile, thereappeared in the press of October 21 a remarkable preliminary report sent from North Green-land by Rasmussen on September 25 and addres

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