Science on the Summit: Exploring Scientific Tourism Through the Lens of Eighteenth Century Mountain Ascents

This contribution argues that a particular scientific context made summits a place of interest for eighteenth-century travelers. This development is connected to two particular scientific practices. First, the challenges raised by making the barometer into an instrument capable of measuring the alti...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Cyhoeddwyd yn:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rga,
Prif Awduron: Mihailescu, Ion, Primbault, Simon Dumas, Baudry, Jérôme
Fformat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Iaith:eng
Cyhoeddwyd: Journal of Alpine research|Revue de géographie alpine 2022
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Mynediad Ar-lein:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM

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