According to the hypsometer and our aneroid barometer we were at a height of 11,075 feet — this was in lat. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
Other things we left there were a sextant with a glass horizon, a hypsometer case, three reindeer-skin foot-bags, some kamiks and mits. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ At the Pole] Reference
From 88º 25 'S. the barometer and hypsometer indicated slowly but surely that the plateau was beginning to descend towards the other side. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ At the Pole] Reference
The instruments we carried were two sextants and three artificial horizons — two glass and one mercury — a hypsometer for measuring heights, and one aneroid. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
In addition, various books were taken, such as Mohn's "Meteorology," the Meteorological Institute's "Guide," psychrometric tables, Wiebe's steam-pressure tables for hypsometer observations, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim] Reference
The hypsometer that day showed a descent of 600 feet. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1] Reference
Our height yesterday morning by hypsometer was 8000 feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
The observations were taken with a hypsometer and several excellent aneroids. From Wordnik.com. [Across Unknown South America] Reference
That is our last hypsometer record, as I had the misfortune to break the thermometer. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
According to the hypsometer and our aneroid barometer we were at a height of 11,075 feet -- this was in lat. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1] Reference
I took the observation for longitude and latitude, found the height by hypsometer, and took some photographs. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
The hypsometer showed 11,070 feet above the sea; we had therefore reached a greater altitude than the Butcher's. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
The hypsometer is only an instrument for determining the boiling-point, which gives one the height above the sea. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1] Reference
The readings of the hypsometer gave practically the same result day after day; the ascent we were looking for failed to appear. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
The hypsometer and barometer, however, were not to be deceived, and both fell in precisely the same degree as they had risen before. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
From 88° 25 'S. the barometer and hypsometer indicated slowly but surely that the plateau was beginning to descend towards the other side. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
I consulted the aneroid immediately on our arrival at the camping-ground, and it showed 10,920 feet above the sea, which the hypsometer afterwards confirmed. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
From the distance of the sea horizon we guessed our height to be about 1,000 feet, and in the evening the hypsometer showed the guess to be very nearly right. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
The instruments we carried were two sextants and three artificial horizons -- two glass and one mercury -- a hypsometer for measuring heights, and one aneroid. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
Priestley and Gran, who tried to boil the hypsometer but failed owing to the wind, which was variable and enveloped them from time to time in steam and sulphur vapour. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
There is something definite and uncompromising about the boiling-point hypsometer; no tapping will make it rise or fall; it reaches its mark unmistakably and does not budge. From Wordnik.com. [The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America] Reference
Besides the astronomical observations, the barometric pressure, temperature, force and direction of the wind, and amount of cloud were noted three times daily; every evening a hypsometer reading was taken. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
The instruments we carried were a theodolite, a hypsometer, two aneroids, one of which was no larger than an ordinary watch, two thermometers, one chronometer watch, one ordinary watch, and one photographic camera (Kodak 3 x 3 inches), adapted for using either plates or films. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
The following articles have been left in the tent: 3 half bags of reindeer containing a miscellaneous assortment of mits and sleeping socks, very various in description, a sextant, a Norwegian artificial horizon and a hypsometer without boiling-point thermometers, a sextant and hypsometer of English make. From Wordnik.com. [Scott's Last Expedition Volume I] Reference
A sextant with a glass horizon, a hypsometer case, three reindeer-skin foot-bags, some kamiks and mits. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
The hypsometer showed 11,070 feet above the sea; we had therefore reached a greater altitude than the Butcher’s. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
From 88° 25’ S. the barometer and hypsometer indicated slowly but surely that the plateau was beginning to descend towards the other side. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912] Reference
The hypsometer showed a fall of 800 feet. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1] Reference
The hypsometer gave 930 feet above the sea. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
Bowers broke the only hypsometer thermometer. From Wordnik.com. [Scott's Last Expedition Volume I] Reference
The hypsometer showed 8,000 feet above sea level. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1] Reference
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