John Charles Fremont's determination of elevations.
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Description: Methods used of Fremont's expeditions in determinations of elevations.
Frémont and the Determination of Elevations Previous to the commencement of the nineteenth century, not a single altitude had been barometrically taken in the whole of New Spain...Our knowledge of the configuration [of the Great Basin] is one of the chief points of Frémont's great hypsometrical investigations in the years 1842 and 1844.
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| Page title: | Hypsometry |
| Keywords: | John C. Fremont, altitude, barometer, hypsometry, elevation, sierra nevada, thermometer |
| Description: | How elevations were determined by barometer or thermometer on the Fremont expeditions. |
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| Date | Creation Date: 29-may-2001 Expiration Date: 29-may-2015 |