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Hours Of Exercise De The Alps - Softcover

John Tyndall

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Hours Of Exercise De The Alps by John Tyndall. Hours Of Exercise In The Alps is a late 19th-century collection by the scientist-writer John Tyndall that blends mountaineering narrative with scientific observation. The volume compiles essays and journals from several Alpine expeditions and related research, including the ascent and first assault on formidable peaks such as the Matterhorn and Jungfrau, extensive glacier measurements, thermometric stations on Mont Blanc, and studies of ice, clouds, and atmospheric phenomena. Interwoven with adventurous travel are demonstrations of experimental physics and discussions with contemporaries like Vaughan Hawkins, and the work also touches on the intellectual climate of the era, with references to figures such as Herbert Spencer. The book thus offers both a vivid portrait of Alpine exploration and a rigorous account of glaciology, meteorology, and the interaction between observation and theory during the period.

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