The Glaciers of the Alps by John Tyndall. 1896. Hardcover, no jacket. Good condition. 445 pp.

The Glaciers of the Alps

Tyndall's book is divided into two parts: the first is chiefly narrative, and the second chiefly scientific. In the first, Tyndall describes the role of an Alpine explorer and the everyday challenges as well as the scientific approaches taken to acquire accurate data. In the second part he explains and classifies his data on glaciers and the dynamics of movement of the glaciers. Two glaciers are now named in his honour: Tyndall Glacier located in Chile and Tyndall Glacier in Colorado, as well as Mount Tyndall in California and Mount Tyndall in Tasmania. Tyndall's interest in glaciers led to his expedition to the Alpine mountains in 1856, resulting in his becoming a pioneering mountain climber. He visited the Alps almost every summer from 1856 onward. He was a member of the very first mountain-climbing team to reach the top of the Weishorn in 1861, and led one of the early teams to reach the summit of the Matterhorn in1868. His name is associated with the "Golden Age of Alpinism", the mid-Victorian years when the more difficult of the Alpine peaks were summited for the first time.

Originally published 1860. This is the reprint of 1896 published by Longmans, Green and Co, London, New York and Bombay.

Condition: Very good for its age. First and last page stained, otherwise clean and neat. No dust jacket.

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