Add this copy of Russell W. Porter, Arctic Explorer, Artist, Telescope to cart. $45.91, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Bond Wheelwright Company.
Add this copy of Russell W. Porter: Arctic Explorer, Artist, Telescope to cart. $49.95, very good condition, Sold by Michael Patrick McCarty, Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Castle, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Bond Wheelwright Company.
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Very Good. No Dustjacket. Size: 9x6x1; Russell Porter was the cofounder of the amateur telescope making movement in the United States and architectural draftsman of the 200-in. Hale Telescope at Palomar Mountain. Porter studied civil engineering at the University of Vermont and architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT] but abandoned his coursework to pursue arctic exploration under the influence of admiral Robert Peary. Porter served as surveyor, astronomer, and artist on the ill-fated Fiala-Ziegler Expedition that failed to reach the North Pole (1903-1905). He also surveyed and mapped Mount McKinley in Alaska, but did not reach its summit. Following these adventures, Porter temporarily settled at Port Clyde, Maine, where he married Alice Belle (1907); the couple had two children. There, he constructed his first telescopes and observatories.
Add this copy of Russell W. Porter, Arctic Explorer, Artist, Telescope to cart. $98.95, very good condition, Sold by THE OREGON ROOM rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Phoenix, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Bond Wheelwright Company.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; Signed by author on title page, 1976 hardcover 1st edition, Fine-/VG+ DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has creases at top edges-moreso on rear panel-in new Mylar, no other markings found, cover has slight wear at bottom corner.
Add this copy of Russell W. Porter, Arctic Explorer, Artist, Telescope to cart. $100.30, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Bond Wheelwright Company.