Author: John TyndallPublisher:
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Category : Alps
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Glaciers of the Alps, & Mountaineering in 1861
Author: John TyndallThe Glaciers in the Alps
Author: John TyndallThe Glaciers of the Alps & Mountaineering in 1861
Author: John Tyndall (Physiker, Irland)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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The Glacier of the Alps & Mountaineering in 1861
Author: John TynallPublisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1596051752
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This one volume contains two pioneering works of outdoor adventure and study from celebrated naturalist John Tyndall. A physicist and educator by profession, Tyndall began visiting the Alps annually in 1849 to explore the glaciers: he climbed Mont Blanc several times, made the first ascent of the Weisshorn, and attempted to summit the Matterhorn.The Glaciers of the Alps, first published in 1860, and the following year's Mountaineering in 1861 combined his climbing feats and scientific observations in works that riveted the scientific world of his day. Considered classics of the Golden Age of mountaineering, these delightful books, written with an intelligent enthusiasm, remain absorbing today.AUTHOR BIO: Irishman JOHN TYNDALL (1820-1893) rose from humble roots and little education to become one of the most respected and influential scientists and philosophers of science of the 19th century, ranked with Charles Darwin and Thomas Henry Huxley. A man of diverse accomplishment, he invented the fireman's respirator and was the first to successfully tackle the question "Why is the sky blue?" Other notable works among his 16 books and 145 papers include Faraday as a Discoverer and On the Scientific Use of the Imagination.
The Glaciers of the Alps, & Mountaineering in 1861
Author: John TyndallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alpine Lakes Protection Society (Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Glaciers of the Alps
Author: John Tyndall (Physicien, Irelande)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Glaciers of the Alps, & Mountaineering in 1861
Author: John TyndallPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781355172321
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
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The Glaciers of the Alps E. Mountain Eering in 1861
Author: John TundallThe Glaciers of the Alps, & Mountaineering in 1861 - Scholar's Choice Edition
Author: John TyndallPublisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781298266804
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Glaciers of the Alps,& Mountaineering in 1861 (Classic Reprint)
Author: John TyndallPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332314225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Excerpt from The Glaciers of the Alps,& Mountaineering in 1861 It is not in my power to do justice to Tyndall's scientific discoveries, which lie for the most part outside the range of my studies; but having been honoured with his friendship for many years, it is a pleasure to me, - and alas, few now living are able to do so, - to speak of him as a man, of the stimulating and noble influence which he exercised over all who had the privilege of his friendship. More than forty years ago - in the summer of 1861 - I had the pleasure of spending a short holiday in Switzerland with Huxley and Tyndall, Tyndall and I ascended the Galenstock, and started with Benen (who afterwards lost his life on the Haut de Cry) up the Jungfrau, but were stopped by an accident to one of our porters, who fell into a deep crevasse, from which we had some difficulty in extricating him, as Tyndall has graphically described in his "Hours of Exercise in the Alps." Again in 1865 I spent a fortnight at Zermatt with him and Hirst just after the terrible catastrophe on the Matterhorn, searching, or rather intending to search, for the body of poor Lord Francis Douglas, which, however, the weather rendered impossible. On another occasion we went together to Naples to study an eruption of Vesuvius. Nearer home I had the pleasure of many short expeditions with him; we attended several British Associations together, and belonged to the X Club, which dined together once a month, and which comprised also Huxley, Hooker, Herbert Spencer, Spottiswoode, G. Busk, Hirst, and Frankland. These men were all pre-eminent in their own departments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.