The Beginning of Contours - a photo on Flickriver

            This photo was taken on top of Buachaille Etive Beag in Glencoe, Scotland. In the far distance on the right is the lonely mountain, Schiehallion - which translates into The English as 'the Fairy Hill of the Caledonians'. In 1774, the first experiment to measure the weight of the Earth was conducted on Schiehallion by Charles Mason. He was assisted in the task by the mathematician Charles Hutton, who devised a graphical system to represent large volumes of surveyed heights, known as contour lines. When hill walkers, or anyone looks at a map with contour lines - this is where it all began - on a Fairy Hill in the remote Highlands of Scotland. 
   

Taken on: June 5, 2016

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Scotland

Glencoe

Schiehallion

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Sets appears in: • Glencoe

Groups appears in: • Mountains & Clouds • Mountains Anywhere more » • Buachaille Etive Mor • (A) MOUNTAIN VISTA « less

Camera: Canon EOS 6D, f/11.0, 1/6 sec, 70mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 6D
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.167 sec (1/6)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
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