Overland MonthlyA. Roman and Company, 1897 |
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Page 36
... mountains are suitable for astronomi- cal observations . There are many objections to mountain stations . The cost of building is very large . M. Vallot's Observatory on the flanks of Mont - Blanc ( 14,321 feet ) , cost seventy - four ...
... mountains are suitable for astronomi- cal observations . There are many objections to mountain stations . The cost of building is very large . M. Vallot's Observatory on the flanks of Mont - Blanc ( 14,321 feet ) , cost seventy - four ...
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H. HARDER . By permission of the Editor of Himmel und Erde Meteorological Station on the Sonnblick ( 9,843 feet ) he required four and a half hours on the mountain.
H. HARDER . By permission of the Editor of Himmel und Erde Meteorological Station on the Sonnblick ( 9,843 feet ) he required four and a half hours on the mountain.
Page 38
... mountain stations at very high levels . It is necessary to recall the positive danger incident to such establishments . A glance at the illustra- tions of this article , or a reference to Mr. Serviss's account of his ascent of Mont ...
... mountain stations at very high levels . It is necessary to recall the positive danger incident to such establishments . A glance at the illustra- tions of this article , or a reference to Mr. Serviss's account of his ascent of Mont ...
Page 40
... mountain - sickness will always be a great obstacle in the way of continuous observation at the summit . It is ... mountains , unfitted for a permanent astronomical station . Mont - Blanc is far less satisfactory . There is a class ...
... mountain - sickness will always be a great obstacle in the way of continuous observation at the summit . It is ... mountains , unfitted for a permanent astronomical station . Mont - Blanc is far less satisfactory . There is a class ...
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... mountain peaks to obtain the required solutions . But it must be borne in mind that such problems do not require the ... mountains to reduce them to what they would have been if taken from a balloon . Since the first scientific balloon ...
... mountain peaks to obtain the required solutions . But it must be borne in mind that such problems do not require the ... mountains to reduce them to what they would have been if taken from a balloon . Since the first scientific balloon ...
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