Metres Collection (page 3)

Germans taken by the French
Germans photographed in their trench by a French soldier from a distance of 15 metres. The Germans were asked if they would like to have their photograph taken

Restored figure of the Iguanodon
The Iguanodon, a large herbivore, which could grow up to 10 metres. It had numerous teeth enabling it to chew vegetation. Its powerful hind legs were ideal for escaping predators

Electric light at the Houses of Parliament
Two engravings from 1873 showing Zenobe Grammes electric light shining from Big Ben and the electric apparatus in the clock-tower

The Grasshopper
A cross-bow device, nicknamed, La Sauterelle or The Grasshopper, used by French soldiers to throw bombs twenty to eighty metres from the trenches

OLYMPICS / 1932 / MEN 100M
Finishing line of the mens 100 metres: 1st - Tolan, USA (10.3s) 2nd - Metcalfe, USA 3rd - Jonath, Germany

Olympics / 1932 / Decathlon
Decathlon: Charles (USA) placed 4th in the 100 metres

OLYMPICS / 1932 / MEN 800M
Thomas Hampson (Great Britain) wins the mens 800 metres

Sinai Peninsula
Sherm Moyah Ras Mohammed, on the Sinai Peninsula in northeast Egypt : mount Horeb is in the distance, 2400 metres high

Stone Putting - Olympic Games 1906
The Shot Put or Stone Putting showing N. Georgantas of Greece, the winner with a throw of 19.92 1/2 metres at the 1906 Athens Summer Olympics

The Flood-Scale on the Pont Neuf, Paris, November 1910
Photograph of the Flood-Scale on the Pont Neuf, showing the heights of various floods that had affected Paris between the 17th and 20th centuries

Sphinx at Memphis
A sphinx statue at Memphis in alabaster c.1567-1320 BC. 8 metres long and 4.25 metres tall

Mosque Minarets / Cairo
Minarets of the Muhammed Ali Mosque, the tallest rising to 84 metres

Sultan Hassan Mosque
The minarets of the Sultan Hassan Mosque, one rising to a height of 81.6 metres

Pyramid of Cheops / Giza
The Pyramid of Cheops at Giza. 146.6 metres high, 13 acre base, 6 million tonnes of stone, 20 years in construction

St Sergius Church / Cairo
The gateway of the Hanging Church, St Sergius, Cairo. It houses a deep crypt, 10 metres below the church floor. Date: circa 1970

Great Electric Induction Coil
Demonstration of the Great Electric Induction Coil at the Polytechnic Institution in London in 1869 by Professor Pepper. Viewed by a large number of visitors to the Polytechnic

Heveliuss Telescope
The great 200 foot (60+ metres) telescope of Hevelius

French Alps / Chamonix
French Alps: the Dru Mountain (3750 metres high) viewed from Chamonix

Beachy Head Lighthouse
Building Beachy Head Lighthouse. 43 metres in height (31 metres above water). Brought into service in 1902

Burrinjuck Dam / 1930S
BURRINJUCK DAM This dam which is 92 metres high was built between the Wars on the Murrumbidgee River, near Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Caracal (Lydekker)
(felis caracal) Also known as the Desert Lynx, It can spring about 3 metres vertically, and bats flying birds with its paws

Avenida 9 De Julio
An aerial view of Avenida 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires. It is the widest boulevard in the world at 130 metres wide

Lisbon Aqueduct
The magnificent new aqueduct at Lisbon, bringing water across the valley of Alcantara. The central arch is 46 metres wide, 76 metres high

SKYWRITING
Skywriting from an aeroplane, at 4000 metres

Sea serpent in the bay of Rio de Janeiro
In the bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fishermen report a creature 20 metres long, with a giraffes neck and a serpents head. Others dismiss it as a hallucination

Black Geyser, New Zealand
The BLACK GEYSER of New Zealand hurls mud and stones to a height of 300 metres

OLYMPICS / 1948 / 200 METRE
Melvin Patton (USA) wins the 200 metres

2nd Eddystone Lighthouse
The second (wooden) Eddystone lighthouse, near Plymouth, Devon, is built by Rudyerd : it is nearly 30 metres high but will be destroyed by fire in 1755

FULTONs SUBMARINE 1801
Interior of the Nautilus built by American inventor Robert Fulton in Paris for Napoleon; it is successfully tested at Brest, descending to 8 metres

Marriage Made in Heaven
A MARRIAGE MADE IN THE HEAVENS - at San Antonio, Walter Stowe weds Mary Shelton at 800 metres

AKRON ACCIDENT - 1
AKRON : the ship suddenly takes to the air, carrying three men with her : one saves himself by clinging to a rope, but his companions fall 200 metres to their deaths

Natural Horn on its Own
The NATURAL HORN - a conical tube of brass, some four metres in length but coiled for convenience

Brobdingnagian Horse
Gulliver marvels at a Brobdingnagian horseman - thirty metres high!

Ben Nevis, Scotland
At 1343 metres, Ben Nevis in the Grampian range is the tallest peak in the British Isles. In the foreground is the entrance to the Caledonian Canal

Abu Simbel 1845
The colossal figures, 20 metres high, are depicted here pretty much as they were found by travellers in 1812 : they are badly damaged and partly concealed by sand

First Montgolfiere 1783
THE FIRST PRACTICAL BALLOON Montgolfiers first air balloon, unmanned, was launched at Annonay, rose to 2000 metres; the Academie Royale des Sciences paid for the venture

Car Radio Advert
In-car entertainment thanks to this Radiella which delights both chauffeur and passenger - and anyone else who happens to be within twenty metres

Summit / Aiguille / Platz
On the summit slope of the Aiguille d Argentiere (3907 metres)

Girl Putting a Slype
GIRL PUTTING A SLYPE In low galleries, children crawl on hands and knees for 100 to 200 metres, hauling a slype holding up to 250 kg (from the official Report)

Taj Mahal, Agra
Arguably the most beautiful building ever constructed, the Taj is built by Shah Jehan in memory of his wife. It is 78 metres in height, and is surrounded by fine gardens

DORANDOs MARATHON 1908
Pietri Dorando of Italy wins the marathon from Windsor to the Olympic stadium, but because he is assisted during the final metres he is disqualified

Dortmund-Ems Canal
Opened in 1899, this canal links Dortmund and Emden. The remarkable Hanrichenburg raises ships 14 metres : it will be replaced in 1962 and become a museum

Pterodactyl / Pteranodon
Giant pterodactyl, the PTERANODON, with a wing-spread of some 6 metres from the Cretaceous period

Wind Carries Women Away
Two Alabama women are in bed when a violent wind carried them several hundreds of metres

Maze at Alkborough
Circular maze, 12 metres in diameter, at Alkborough, Lincolnshire; a copy exists in the parish church

British Banner Serpent
Marine creature sighted from the British Banner; the Master reported that the creature shook the bowsprit with its mouth and seemed about 100 metres long

Size of Wings Needed
To support the weight of a man, 45 square metres of wing surface would be required

Sport / Climbing / Himalayas
In their Everest attempt, English climbers Bruce and Finch reach 8300 metres, helped with oxygen apparatus

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