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The Horn Scientific Expedition was the first primarily scientific expedition to study the natural history of Central Australia, sponsored by three Australian universities (University of Sydney, University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne). It took place from May to August 1894, with expedition members first traveling by train from Adelaide to the railhead at Oodnadatta in South Australia, then using camels for transport to traverse over 3000 km of largely uncharted country from Oodnadatta through the Finke River basin to Alice Springs and the Macdonnell Ranges in what is now the Northern Territory. The expedition was equipped and sponsored by William Austin Horn, a wealthy pastoralist and mining magnate, who accompanied the expedition in its early stages. The area studied included the country of the Arrernte and Luritja people, whose assistance and goodwill was crucial to the success of the expedition through the provision of natural history specimens, artefacts and information.〔(SA Museum – Speaking Land ) accessed 19 November 2007〕 ==Personnel== Members of the expedition,〔(1897). The Horn Expedition to Central Australia. ''Geographical Journal'' 10(1): 51-53〕 with their responsibilities, included: * Professor Baldwin Spencer – zoology and photography, who also edited the official account of the expedition for publication * Dr Edward Charles Stirling – anthropology, who acted as the medical officer * Professor Ralph Tate – geology and botany * J. A. Watt – geology and mineralogy * C. Winnecke – meteorology, as well as being the surveyor and leader Other personnel were two collectors, one of whom was ornithologist George Keartland, a cook and four cameleers.〔Eaton, E.H. (1900). The Zoology of the Horn Expedition. ''American Naturalist'' 34, no.397, pp.25-31〕 Local Aboriginal guides were also used for parts of the expedition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horn Expedition」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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