Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 325 g
Being a Brief Account of the Life, Work, and Experiences of the Observers at the Highest Meteorological Station in the
Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 325 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
ISBN: 978-1-108-07198-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Not much is known about the life of William T. Kilgour, apart from the fact that in the late nineteenth century he spent two decades as an irregular member of staff at the meteorological observatory on Ben Nevis. In 1905, a year after the observatory closed due to lack of funds, Kilgour published this account of his experiences, including some of 'the more outstanding incidents inseparable from an existence spent at such an altitude', both as a chronicle of life on the mountain and to encourage the public to support the reopening of the observatory. The text is illustrated with several photographs of the striking natural surroundings as well as images of the meteorologists working and relaxing at the inhospitably located station. The result is an accessible and charming record of scientific life on Britain's highest peak around the turn of the century.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Gebirge
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Historische Geologie, Geochronologie
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Preface; 1. Impressions; 2. The observatory; 3. Work of the observers; 4. The commissariat; 5. Adventures; 6. Records; 7. Ceremonials on the summit; 8. Accidents; 9. Phenomena; 10. Storms; 11. Prospect; 12. Winter and summer pastimes; 13. Extracts from the visitors' book; 14. Some entries from the log; 15. Fauna and flora; 16. Troubles, physical and otherwise; 17. Mountaineers; 18. The closing of the observatory.
