Science
TYNDALL
(John, 1820-1893, Scientist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Edward William COOKE
(1811-1880, Marine Painter) telling him that On Wednesday the 8th of July I hope to be upon the Margin of the Mer de Glace. Otherwise I should have been... delighted to join your party..., 1 side 8vo., no place, no date
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Background
The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. Tyndall visited the Alps mountains in 1856 for scientific reasons and ended up becoming a pioneering mountain climber. He visited the Alps almost every summer from 1856 onward, was a member of the very first mountain-climbing team to reach the top of the Weisshorn, and led one of the early teams to reach the top of the Matterhorn (1868). His is one of the names associated with the Golden age of alpinism.
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