Record #:

1395

Author(s):

Wright, Perrin

Abstract:

Wright shows that, by using existing technology, Elisha Mitchell could have accurately measured the height of the Black Mountains without exposing himself to the risks that killed him in 1857.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 1, Spring 1992, p1-10, il, f

Subject(s):

Black Mountain; Mount Mitchell; Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857