William T. Kilgour: Twenty Years on Ben Nevis

Cover: 9781108071987 | Twenty Years on Ben Nevis | William T. Kilgour | Taschenbuch | 2014

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Beschreibung

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geowissenschaften , Importe
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781108071987
ISBN-10:	1108071988
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Kilgour, William T.
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	William T. Kilgour
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.06.2014
Gewicht:	0,325 kg