In 1772 Maskelyne proposed to the Royal Society what was to become known as the Schiehallion experiment ( named after the mountain on which it was performed ), for the determination of the Earth ’ s density using a plumb line.

Maskelyne performed his experiment in 1774 on Schiehallion in Perthshire, Scotland, the mountain being chosen due to its regular conical shape which permitted a reasonably accurate determination of its volume.

Mason selected Schiehallion at which to conduct what became known as the Schiehallion experiment which was carried out primarily by Maskelyne and determined the density of the Scottish mountain.

* 1774 – Charles Mason: Conducts an experiment near the Scottish mountain of Schiehallion that attempts to measure the mean density of the Earth for the first time.

Schiehallion, a mountain in Perthshire, is sometimes described as the centre of Scotland.

Schiehallion () is a prominent mountain in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

The Schiehallion oilfield is named after the mountain.

A Scottish Country Dance (" Schiehallion ") and figure, the Schiehallion Reel are both named after the mountain.

Schiehallion is sometimes described as the centre of Scotland.

In 1773 he was appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and in the following year he was elected fellow of the Royal Society of London and reported on Nevil Maskelyne's determination of the mean density and mass of the earth from measurements taken in 1774 – 1776 at Schiehallion in Perthshire.

He was asked to report upon stones adapted for use in powder-mills, upon the suitability of the chief Scottish mountains for a repetition of the pendulum experiments previously conducted by Nevil Maskelyne and John Playfair at Schiehallion, and on the deviations of the plumb-line along the meridian of the Trigonometrical Survey.

It remains a popular tourist resort today and is particularly known as a centre for hillwalking, surrounded by mountains such as Ben Vrackie and Schiehallion.

The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports.

In ancient times, an ambush often might involve thousands of soldiers on a large scale, such as over a mountain pass.

A young mountain bongo grazes. One of the reasons often cited for the popularity of the bongo as a prized hunting target was a highly-publicized hunting trip taken by Maurice Stans, an official in Richard Nixon's cabinet, to Uganda.

The ' burg ' element is often confused with ' berg ' meaning hill or mountain ( cf.

Many mythologies involve a " world center ", which is often the sacred place of creation ; this center often takes the form of a tree, mountain, or other upright object, which serves as an axis mundi or axle of the world.

Numerical models work in the same way as these analog models, though they are often more sophisticated and can include patterns of erosion and uplift in the mountain belt.

Granite often occurs as relatively small, less than 100 km² stock masses ( stocks ) and in batholiths that are often associated with orogenic mountain ranges.

The etymology of the Greek term is often given as oros " mountain " + the verb ganousthai " delight in ", but the Oxford English Dictionary notes it is quite likely a loanword from an unknown North African language.

* the large number of the mountain torrents locally called gaves, which often form lofty waterfalls, surpassed in Europe only by those of Scandinavia

The extremely steep mountain slopes in this range are often cut by deep, narrow gorges.

There is the greater reason for instructing all troops, without exception, in this exercise, as the sling cannot be reckoned any encumbrance, and often is of the greatest service, especially when they are obliged to engage in stony places, to defend a mountain or an eminence, or to repulse an enemy at the attack of a castle or city.

The name " Uralic " refers to the suggested Urheimat ( original homeland ) of the Uralic family, which is often located in the vicinity of the Ural Mountains, as the modern languages are spoken on both sides of this mountain range.

George Fredrick Ruxton often included the word as part of the " mountain man " lexicon, did not indicate that the word was pejorative at the time.

Mountains that support heavy recreational use ( especially downhill skiing ) are often the locations of mountain resorts.

Currently there are two main branches of freestyle skiing: one encompassing the more traditional events of moguls and aerials, and a newer branch often called new school, comprising events such as halfpipe, big air, slopestyle, and big mountain or free-skiing.

Berchtesgaden is often associated with the Watzmann, at 2713 m the third-highest mountain in Germany ( after Zugspitze and Hochwanner ), which is renowned in the rock climbing community for its Ostwand ( East Face ), and a deep glacial lake by the name of Königssee ( 5. 2 km² ).

This view is supported by the Assyrian rimu, which is often used as a metaphor of strength, and is depicted as a powerful, fierce, wild mountain bull with large horns.

This is similar to the locating of optical telescopes to avoid light pollution, with the difference being that radio observatories are often placed in valleys to further shield them from EMI as opposed to clear air mountain tops for optical observatories.

Fast uplift of a mountain range in an arid environment often does not allow its canyons enough time to cut a classic V-shape all the way down to the stream bed.

It is often used as a base for altitude training and hosts a number of other events for runners and mountain bicyclists.

It is known for its rich valley farm land and is part of the Great Appalachian Valley ( also known simply as the ' Great Valley ') which is a long narrow valley strip often between tall mountain ranges.

Unlike many other mountain ranges, the higher peaks are often located outside the main chain and found themselves between the northern valleys ( Grand Combin, Weisshorn, Mischabel, Weissmies ).

Be that as it may, he described the Druze as " mountain dwellers, monotheists, who believe in ' soul eternity ' and reincarnation.

For example, the mountain ranges along the western border with Afghanistan are sometimes described separately from the Balochistan Plateau, and on the eastern border with India, south of the Sutlej River, the Thar Desert may be considered separately from the Indus Plain.

The hunter climbed the mountain and found her bones in the cave as described.

" About two hours later, Tombazi and his companions descended the mountain and saw the creature's prints, described as " similar in shape to those of a man, but only six to seven inches long by four inches wide ...

Despite the fact that eastern Bolivia is described a lowland in when seeing the general topography of the country there are mountains and mountain ranges well beyond the Andes.

* The superhero / trickster figure of Uncle Sam in Robert Coover's The Public Burning ( 1977, New York, Grove Books ) is described in the following terms ( p. 7 ): " American Autolycus, they called him in the Gospels, referring to his cunning powers of conjuration, transmutation, and magical consumption ( he can play the shell game, not with a mere pea, but with whole tin mines, forests, oil fields, mountain ranges, and just before Thanksgiving this past year made an entire island disappear!

In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, Gerðr is described as the daughter of Gymir and the mountain jötunn Aurboða.

The locality described by Diodorus after Cleitarchus corresponds in important particulars with Takhti Jamshid, for example, in being supported by the mountain on the east.

Clermont is a French word meaning " clear mountain ," which described the area when it was first viewed by French explorers in the 1600s.

In one of them, cosmologically, the Meru mountain was also described as being surrounded by Mandrachal Mountain to the east, Supasarva Mountain to the west, Kumuda Mountain to the north and Kailash to the south.

As the highest European mountain west of Russia, Mont Blanc holds a special allure for mountain climbers, and Mark Twight described the town as " the death-sport capital of the world " because it is a base for almost all types of outdoor activity, especially their more extreme variants, such as ice climbing, rock climbing, extreme skiing, paragliding, rafting, and canyoning.

Willow Creek is described as a “ rugged mountain community nestled in the heart of the Six Rivers National Forest .” This area of California is located in the Trinity / Shasta / Cascade Region, near the Oregon border, and is easily reached via State Routes 96 and 299.

Cicero described the mountain area of inner Sardinia as " a land of barbarians ", with these inhabitants also known by the manifestly pejorative term latrones mastrucati (" thieves with a rough garment in wool ").

Pahaquarry Township had been created on March 14, 1825, and got its name from the word " Pahaquarra ", which was a derivation of the Indian word Pahaqualong, which meant " termination of two mountains " and described the mountain or mountainous area that was the area's southern border.

The mountain is described as a flat-topped mountain, which most local residents believe stands for Table Rock.

A nearby mountain was described as a major GIA base ; the GIA is thus presumed to be responsible.

The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and a valley.

The mountain is believed to correspond with the ancient Elephas Mons ( Ras Filuk in Arabic ) described by Strabo.

As the Augustan poet Vergil described it, " He gathered together the unruly race " of fauns and nymphs " scattered over mountain heights, and gave them laws ….

Originally the song described a child being recruited into hobo life by tales of the " big rock candy mountain ".

The first ascent of the Brocken was documented in 1572 by the physician and botanist, Johannes Thal from Stolberg, who in his book Sylva Hercynia described the flora of the mountain area.

" Muir also saw nature as his own home, as when he wrote friends and described the Sierra as " God's mountain mansion.