JAMES ALFRED AITKEN (1846-1897)
Ben Nevis (1,344 m - 4, 118 ft)
United KIngdom (Scotland)
In Ben Nevis- The First Snow, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
The mountain
Ben Nevis (1,344 m - 4, 118 ft) in Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis is
the highest mountain in the British Isles, located in Scotland, at the
western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the
Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.The mountain is a popular destination, attracting an estimated 100,000 ascents a year, around three-quarters of which use the Pony Track from Glen Nevis. The 700 metre - 2,300 ft cliffs of the north face are among the highest in Scotland, providing classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties for climbers and mountaineers. They are also the principal locations in Scotland for ice climbing.
The summit, which is the collapsed dome of an ancient volcano, features the ruins of an observatory which was continuously staffed between 1883 and 1904. The meteorological data collected during this period are still important for understanding Scottish mountain weather. C. T. R. Wilson was inspired to invent the cloud chamber after a period spent working at the observatory.
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The painter
James Alfred Aitken was a Scottish landscape painter.
Aitken studied art with Horatio McCulloch, before moving to Dublin. There he attended the Royal Dublin Society's school, and had Henry MacManus as teacher.]
In 1872 Aitken moved to Glasgow. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Glasgow Institute and Royal Hibernian Academy.
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