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1861 Glaciers of ALPS Tyndall Mountaineering Alpine

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1861 Glaciers of ALPS Tyndall Mountaineering Alpine

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1861 Glaciers of ALPS Tyndall Mountaineering Alpine Hiking Illustrated Science

John Tyndall’s ‘Glaciers of the Alps’ is a 19th-century narrative of mountaineering in the European Alps. Tyndall was focused on writing a work that provided both scientific aspects of the mountains as well as a description of a life in Alpine exploration. Tyndall incorporates in-text illustrations of mountain glaciers, hiking, weather implications, and mountaineering charts.

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TYNDALL, John

The glaciers of the Alps. Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, an account of the origin and phenomena of glaciers and an exposition of the physical principles to which they are related.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First American edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages

[xx], 446

Illustrated throughout with 62 engravings

Language: English

Binding: hardcover; tight and secure

Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 12.5cm)

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Name: 1861 Glaciers of ALPS Tyndall Mountaineering Alpine
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