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Weisshorn

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Weisshorn , peak, 14,782 ft (4,506 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, one of the highest in the Pennine Alps. Author not available, WEISSHORN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Valais
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... south, with the fertile upper Rhône valley between them. It has some of the highest peaks (Matterhorn, Dufourspitze, Dom, and Weisshorn) in Switzerland. It is a transportation hub, with an airport and 10 railways, which support an extensive tourist trade. Mainly ... Read more
John Tyndall
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... basic conflict between science and religion. Tyndall was an expert mountain climber and in 1861 made the first ascent of the Weisshorn. At the age of 56 he married the woman who, he said, "raised my ideal of the possibilities of human nature." He died at his ... Read more

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