Stephen Harriman Long
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 127 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5147-7581-1
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stephen Harriman Long (December 30, 1784 – September 4, 1864) was a U.S. army explorer, topographical engineer, and railway engineer. As an inventor, he is noted for his developments in the design of steam locomotives. He was also one of the most prolific explorers of the early 1800s, although his career as an explorer was relatively short-lived. He covered over 26,000 miles in five expeditions, including a scientific expedition in the Great Plains area, which he famously described as a "Great Desert" (leading to the term "the Great American Desert"). The 14,259 ft (4,346 m) high Longs Peak in Colorado is named after him. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде Интернет в целом, и в информационном сетевом ресурсе "Википедия" в частности. Собранная по частотным запросам указанной тематики, данная компиляция построена по принципу подбора близких информационных ссылок, не имеет...
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