Author: Miethe, Adolf.
Title: Unter der Sonne Oberägyptens neben den Pfaden der Wissenschaft. Mit 44 Dreifarbenbildern und 133 Netz-Aetzungen nach photographischen Naturaufnahmen des Verfassers. [1. Aufl.]
Description: Berlin, Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), 1909. [III],263 pp. 44 col. plts & [133] b./w. Orig. dec. cloth. 8vo. - Owner's signatures on the title-page; reading ribbon loose. First edition. - Adolf Miethe (1862, Potsdam - 5 May 1927, Berlin) was a German scientist, lens designer, photochemist, photographer, author and educator. He co-invented the first practical photographic flash and made important contributions to the progress of practical color photography. In 1909, Miethe began working with an observatory for astrophotography. This interest led him to participate in several overseas expeditions, such as one in 1908 to Upper Egypt to examine twilight phenomena and the ultraviolet end of the solar spectrum. In 1910 he took part in a shipborne expedition to Spitsbergen led by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin that focused primarily on meteorological issues but also considered the viability of exploring the polar regions by airship. In 1914, he led an expedition to Norway to observe the 21 August solar eclipse. [Source: Wikipedia].

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