The reading and the lecture both have conflicting opinions about Peary's reach the North Pole in 1909. The author strongly postulates that Peary actually reached the North pole and provided three arguments to support this claim. On the other hand, the lecturer casts doubts on each of the claims made by the author presented in the reading. He is of the opinion that there are no evidence that Peary reached to the North pole and thinks that the claims are not convincing.
First of all, The author argues that a committee was put together by the National Geographic that was instructed to conduct a deep findings of Peary's records and items. However, the professor refutes this by mentioning that it is true that the National Geographic set up a committee for more investigations of Peary's records but that committee was almost composed of Peary's close friends who contributed large funds for Peary's trip to the North Pole. Moreover, committee did not record any diligent records on this. Thus, the committee was not trustworthy to support evidence for Pear's reaching to the North Pole.
Secondly, another evidence provides that Peary reached the North Pole in 37 days after setting out of Ellesmere Island. In fact, Tom Avery used the same kind of dogsled as Peary had. Nonetheless, the lecturer strongly delineates that Avery was different from Peary in many ways. He explains that Avery took less food with him and most of his food was dropped by the airplane. Also, weather conditions were suitable at Avery's time unlike Peary.
Finally, the author claims that there were photographs taken by Peary which really support that he did reach to the North Pole. In other words, measuring the shadows in Peary's photographs makes it practical to calculate the sun's position in the North Pole. The speaker in the listening counters these indications by insisting that photographs do not prove anything. It is not possible without measuring the sun's position very precisely, this is not the exact position. Furthermore, those fizzy, unfocused photographs faded over time. Shadows can not be calculated to use accuracy of sun's position. Therefore, it clearly does not tell that Peary reached to the North Pole.
The reading and the lecture both have conflicting opinions about Peary's reach the
North
Pole
in 1909. The
author
strongly
postulates that Peary actually
reached
the
North
pole
and provided three arguments to support this
claim
.
On the other hand
, the lecturer casts doubts on each of the
claims
made by the
author
presented in the reading. He is of the opinion that there are no evidence that Peary
reached
to the
North
pole
and
thinks
that the
claims
are not convincing.
First of all
, The
author
argues that a
committee
was put
together by the National Geographic that
was instructed
to conduct a deep
findings
of Peary's
records
and items.
However
, the professor refutes this by mentioning that it is true that the National Geographic set up a
committee
for more investigations of Peary's
records
but
that
committee
was almost composed of Peary's close friends who contributed large funds for Peary's trip to the
North
Pole
.
Moreover
,
committee
did not
record
any diligent
records
on this.
Thus
, the
committee
was not trustworthy to support evidence for Pear's reaching to the
North
Pole.
Secondly
, another evidence provides that Peary
reached
the
North
Pole
in 37 days after setting out of Ellesmere Island. In fact, Tom Avery
used
the same kind of dogsled as Peary had. Nonetheless, the lecturer
strongly
delineates that Avery was
different
from Peary in
many
ways. He
explains
that Avery took less food with him and most of his food
was dropped
by the airplane.
Also
, weather conditions were suitable at Avery's time unlike Peary.
Finally
, the
author
claims
that there were
photographs
taken by Peary which
really
support that he did reach to the
North
Pole
.
In other words
, measuring the shadows in Peary's
photographs
makes
it practical to calculate the sun's
position
in the
North
Pole
. The speaker in the listening counters these indications by insisting that
photographs
do not prove anything. It is not possible without measuring the sun's
position
very
precisely
, this is not the exact
position
.
Furthermore
, those fizzy, unfocused
photographs
faded over time. Shadows can not
be calculated
to
use
accuracy of sun's
position
.
Therefore
, it
clearly
does not
tell
that Peary
reached
to the
North
Pole
.