FOUR DAYS' OBSERVATIONS AT THE SUMMIT OF MONT BLANC.
by Janssen, M. J
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About This Item
Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Good. Soft cover. pp237-247. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, JULY, 1894. VG. In plastic report covers. From the report: "On Friday, the 22d of August, in the year 1890, about noon, a sleigh driven, or rather hoisted, by twelve men of extraordinary vigor and resolution, attained the summit of Mont Blanc. It was the first time an ascent had been accomplished in this novel style and that a traveler had reached the very top of the renowned pile hardly having set foot to the ground. A month later the traveler in question, he who has the honor of addressing you, reported to the Academy of Sciences the circumstances of the ascent and the observations he had made, calling attention to the advantages which meteorology, terrestrial physics, and astronomy would find in this incomparable station at which he proposed to establish an observatory." .
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- Legacy Books (US)
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- Title
- FOUR DAYS' OBSERVATIONS AT THE SUMMIT OF MONT BLANC.
- Author
- Janssen, M. J
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- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- GPO
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SMITHSONIAN REPORTS MONT BLANC
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