Ruwenzori
Subtitle: an account of the expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi
By: by Filippo de Filippi, F.R.G.S. With a preface by H.R.H. the Duke of the Abruzzi
Contributors: Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912; Hugues, Luigi, 1836-1913; Campigli, P.; Omodei, Domenico
Publisher: E.P. Putton & Co.
Published: 1908
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 407
Subjects: Description and travel
Notes: "The illustrations are from photographs taken by Vittorio Sella, member of the expedition."

"To this volume, which contains a narrative of the journey and of the actual exploration work of the expedition, together with the meteorological and astronomical notes will be added a second volume [pub. in Italian only] containing the geological and mineralogical report of Dr. A. Roccati, together with reports upon the zoological and botanical specimens brought back by us."--Pref.

"The translation from the Italian has been made by Caroline de Filippi. née Fitzgerald."

"The apendices have been translated by A.H. Keane."

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Table of contents: title: Appendices: A. Dr. Luigi Hugues. The Mountains of the Moon of Ptolemy's geography and the Ruwenzori range. B. Astronomic, geodetic and meteorological observations: I. Report on astronomic observations, by P. Campigli. II. Geodetic observations, by P. Campigli. II. Report on meteorlogical and altimetric observations, by Prof. D. Omodei. C. Summary of the geological petrographic, and mineralogical obseervations, which were made by H.R.H. the Duke of the Abruzzi's Ruewnzori expedition, together with a list of the new zoological and botanical genera and species collected in the Ruwenzori regions.