Schiehallion Dreamer, Loch Rannoch, Scotland.
A lone viewer looks across Loch Rannoch to the 3.500ft historical mountain “Schiehallion” once used in the 18th century in an experiment to estimate the mean density of the earth by Astrnomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne and his assistant Charles Hutton, who devised the graphical system of surveyed heights later to be known as contour lines.
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Schiehallion Dreamer, Loch Rannoch, Scotland.
A lone viewer looks across Loch Rannoch to the 3.500ft historical mountain “Schiehallion” once used in the 18th century in an experiment to estimate the mean density of the earth by Astrnomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne and his assistant Charles Hutton, who devised the graphical system of surveyed heights later to be known as contour lines.
677
views
27
faves
3
comments
Uploaded on October 3, 2022
Taken on September 28, 2022