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RefNoRBO/13/94
AltRefNoRBO.13.486
LevelItem
Title'Remarks on the height of Mountains in general and those of Swisserland [Switzerland] in particular; with an account of the Rise of some of the most considerable Rivers of Europe' by J G Scheuchzer
Date1727
DescriptionTable showing the height of mountains according to several ancient and modern writers
Discussing the height of Snowden by J Caswell of Oxford and Halley's observations at the top of Snowdon on 26 May 1697
Lists the heights of mountains in France
Discussing the heights of the mountains of Switzerland - and the lakes, alpine plants
Read to the Royal Society on 7 and 14 March 1727
LanguageEnglish
Extent21 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA562Scheuchzer; John Caspar (1702 - 1729)1702 - 1729
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