bokomslag Twenty Years on Ben Nevis
Vetenskap & teknik

Twenty Years on Ben Nevis

William T Kilgour

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  • 226 sidor
  • 2014
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.
  • Författare: William T Kilgour
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781108071987
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 226
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2014-08-28
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press