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A man and his century : Gerald Smedley Andrews, teacher, forester, surveyor, engineer, author, artist, Surveyor General of British Columbia, 1951-1968

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12600
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2003
Author
Andrews, Mary
Publisher
Victoria : M. Andrews
Call Number
03.7 An2a
Author
Andrews, Mary
Responsibility
Mary E. Andrews and Doreen J. Hunter
Publisher
Victoria : M. Andrews
Published Date
2003
Physical Description
56p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography, Aerial
ISBN
0973434902
Accession Number
7546
Call Number
03.7 An2a
Collection
Archives Library
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Mountains : mapping the earth's extremes

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19921
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Dech, Stefan
Messner, Reinhold
Sparwasser, Nils
Publisher
London, England : Thames and Hudson
Call Number
GA D43 M68
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Author
Dech, Stefan
Messner, Reinhold
Sparwasser, Nils
Responsibility
Stefan Dech, Reinhold Messner, Nils Sparwasser
Publisher
London, England : Thames and Hudson
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
240 p. illus. (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountains
Maps
Cartography
Photography, Aerial
Abstract
Mountains marks a new milestone in Earth observation and Alpine exploration. For the first time, a special recording process and a technique developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) allow the satellite recording of three-dimensional views from 300 miles above with a resolution in the range of a few meters. Photorealistic images are created in this manner from perspectives denied even to mountaineers and helicopter pilots. In addition to highly accurate detailed models of individual regions, the DLR generates a global three-dimensional elevation model of Earth in unprecedented quality. For this purpose, two German satellites are currently circling the earth at a speed of more than 15,000 miles per hour—separated by a mere 500 feet. Taken together, both techniques offer a detailed view of a world that still pushes human beings to their limits—the mountainous regions of our planet. For this book Reinhold Messner has selected thirteen peaks and routes to feature, as they’ve never been seen before. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Trailblazers
Mountains: the fourth dimension
Of scientists and mountaineers : the making of this book
Kailash
Mont Blanc
Matterhorn
Ushba
Denali
Aconcagua
Nanda Devi
Mount Everest
K2
Dhaulagiri
Annapurna
Masherbrum
Histories
Profiles
From data to images
Editors, authors and project partners
Index
ISBN
9780500518892
Accession Number
AC635
Call Number
GA D43 M68
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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