Norway and its glaciers, visited in 1851 : followed by journals of excursions in the high Alps of Dauphné, Berne and Savoy . D13 o zo DQ £ o< _J o NORWAYAND ITS GLACIERS VISITED IN 1851; FOLLOWED BY JOURNALS OF EXCURSIONSIN THE HIGH ALPS OF DAUPHINE, BERNE, AND SAVOY. BY JAMES D. FORBES, , , Sec. Ed. CORRESPONDING MEMBER OP THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE,AND OF OTHER ACADEMIES; AND PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. EDINBURGH: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK. MPCCCLIU. EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY R. AND R. UPB TO PROFESSOR LANGBERG, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF


Norway and its glaciers, visited in 1851 : followed by journals of excursions in the high Alps of Dauphné, Berne and Savoy . D13 o zo DQ £ o< _J o NORWAYAND ITS GLACIERS VISITED IN 1851; FOLLOWED BY JOURNALS OF EXCURSIONSIN THE HIGH ALPS OF DAUPHINE, BERNE, AND SAVOY. BY JAMES D. FORBES, , , Sec. Ed. CORRESPONDING MEMBER OP THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE,AND OF OTHER ACADEMIES; AND PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. EDINBURGH: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK. MPCCCLIU. EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY R. AND R. UPB TO PROFESSOR LANGBERG, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHRISTIANS, THIS VOLUME IS TOKEN OF RESPECT FOR HIS CHARACTER AND ATTAINMENTS., AS WELL AS IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS UNWEARIED KINDNESS. CONTENTS. PagjePreliminary Chapter ....... xvii NORWAY. CHAPTER I. Hull to Christiania—Christiania to the Dovre-Field . 1 The Lindesnaes—Aspect of the Norwegian Coast—TheChristiania-Fiord—Town of Christiania—Its Position—Appearance—Pretensions—Character of its Climate —Aspect of Surrounding Country—Departure for Thron-dhjem (Drontheim) — Cnorwayitsglacier00forb


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