大象传媒

A bharrachd air a bhith na sh脿r-reuladair, bha Johann von Lamont, a rugadh ann an G脿idhealtachd Siorrachd Obar Dheathain, aithnichte mar e貌laiche air i霉il-tharraing agus dealan. Chruthaich e uidheamachd a ghabhadh cleachdadh airson neart na h-i霉il-tharraing air uachdar na talmhainn a thomhas. Rinn e fh猫in obair mh貌r ann a bhith a鈥� tomhas a leithid ann am Babh脿iria. 脌s d猫idh sin, fhuair e c霉mhnantan bho riaghaltasan grunn d霉thchannan E貌rpach eile airson an aon rud a dh猫anamh dhaibhsan.

Sgr矛obh e mu bhuaidh na gealaich air gluasad sn脿thad i霉il-tharraingeach, agus mhothaich e gun robh neart na h-i霉il-tharraing air uachdar na talmhainn a鈥� gluasad ann an cuairtean deicheadach. Bha sin gu math faisg air cuairt spotan na gr猫ine a chaidh a lorg le Heinrich Schwabe. Agus sgr矛obh von Lamont tr脿chdas air a鈥� cheangal eadar comharraidhean dealain na Talmhainn agus i霉il-tharraing na planaid. Bha e gu math ainmeil ann an saoghal saidheans 鈥� air feadh an t-saoghail.

Ann an ochd ceud deug, seachdad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1873) chaidh Iarla Crawford, a bha na reuladair neo-dhreuchdail, gu ruige Munich airson bruidhinn ri von Lamont, agus comhairle fhaighinn bhuaithe mu uidheamachd. Th貌isich an t-Iarla an c貌mhradh ann an Gearmailtis agus chuir e iongnadh air nuair a fhreagair am fear eile ann am Beurla, le blas Albannach.

Fhuair von Lamont ballrachd anns a鈥� Chomann R矛oghail ann an Lunnainn 鈥� an t-urram a thomhais e fh猫in thar a h-uile fear eile. Airson c貌rr is leth-cheud bliadhna, bha e a鈥� fuireach leis fh猫in ann am baile beag Bogenhausen faisg air Munich. Chaochail e ann an sin ann an ochd ceud deug, seachdad 鈥檚 a naoi (1879). Bha airgead m貌r aige sa bhanca. Leis nach do ph貌s e, agus nach robh clann aige, thug e cha mh貌r an t-airgead air fad do dh鈥橭ilthigh Mhunich mar thaic-airgid do dh鈥檕ileanaich.

Nuair a nochd iomradh air beatha is b脿s von Lamont anns na p脿ipearan-naidheachd sa Ghearmailt, mhothaich Bana-phrionnsa na Gearmailt dhaibh. B鈥� ise nighean Banrigh Bhictoria. Sgr矛obh i gu a m脿thair, ag iarraidh oirre faighinn a-mach an robh c脿irdean aig von Lamont fhathast be貌 ann am Br脿igh Mh脿rr 鈥� oir tha Baile Mhoireil gu math faisg air.

Thachair e gun robh fear 脿 Br脿igh Mh脿rr ag obair don Bhanrigh ann am Windsor. Dh鈥檌arr Bhictoria air an fhear seo rannsachadh a dh猫anamh air a鈥� ch霉is nuair a rachadh iad a Bhaile Mhoireil. Rinn e sin agus fhuair e a-mach gun robh nighean agus grunn oghaichean aig leth-phiuthar von Lamont fhathast be貌. Tha feadhainn a bhuineas don teaghlach sin anns an sg矛re chun an latha seo fh猫in.

Chaidh von Lamont 鈥� a th貌isich a bheatha ann an Coire Mhuillidh faisg air Inbhir 脠idh mar Iain MacIlleDhuibh no John Lamont 鈥� a chomharrachadh ann an d霉thaich a bhreith le carragh-cuimhne. Ach bha sin fada 脿s d猫idh a bh脿is. Chaidh an carragh a chur suas ann an Inbhir 脠idh 鈥� d矛reach m矛le bhon 脿ite san do rugadh e 鈥� ann an naoi ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a ceithir (1934).

Ach chan e sin an t-aon 脿ite anns a bheil e air a chuimhneachadh. Tha toll air uachdar na gealaich air a bheil an t-ainm 鈥淟amont鈥�. Tha sin air Muir a鈥� Chi霉ineis no Mare Tranquilitatis 鈥� faisg air far an t脿inig Apollo 11 gu t矛r air a鈥� ghealaich 鈥� a鈥� chiad turas riamh a chuir duine cas oirre.

Sin agaibh, ma-th脿, cunntas air beatha Johann von Lamont. Ma tha fiosrachadh s貌nraichte eile aig duine agaibh air a bheatha no air an fheadhainn leis an robh e, bhithinn uabhasach toilichte cluinntinn bhuaibh. Ach an-dr脿sta, mar sin leibh.

Faclan na Litreach: tr脿chdas: treatise, thesis; neo-dhreuchdail: amateur; blas: accent; Baile Mhoireil: Balmoral; Coire Mhuillidh: Corriemulzie; Inbhir 脠idh: Invereye.

Abairtean na Litreach: a bharrachd air a bhith na sh脿r-reuladair: in addition to being a superb astronomer; a rugadh ann an G脿idhealtachd Siorrachd Obar Dheathain: who was born in the Aberdeenshire G脿idhealtachd; chruthaich e uidheamachd: he created equipment; a ghabhadh cleachdadh airson neart na h-i霉il-tharraing air uachdar na talmhainn a thomhas: which could be used to measure the strength of magnetism on the Earth鈥檚 surface; ann a bhith a鈥� tomhas a leithid ann am Babh脿iria: in measuring such in Bavaria; c霉mhnantan bho riaghaltasan grunn d霉thchannan E貌rpach: contracts from several European countries; airson an aon rud a dh猫anamh dhaibhsan: to do the same thing for them; buaidh na gealaich air gluasad sn脿thad i霉il-tharraingeach: the moon鈥檚 influence on the movement of a magnetic needle; spotan na gr猫ine: sunspots; eadar comharraidhean dealain na Talmhainn agus i霉il-tharraing na planaid: between the Earth鈥檚 electrical characteristics and the planet鈥檚 magnetism; comhairle fhaighinn bhuaithe: to get advice from him; an t-urram a thomhais e fh猫in thar a h-uile fear eile: the honour he himself valued above all others; leis nach do ph貌s e: because he didn鈥檛 marry; cha mh貌r an t-airgead air fad: almost all the money; mar thaic-airgid do dh鈥檕ileanaich: as financial assistance to students; thachair e gun robh: it happened that; nighean agus grunn oghaichean aig leth-phiuthar X: the daughter and several grandchildren of X鈥檚 half-sister; ann an d霉thaich a bhreith le carragh-cuimhne: in the land of his birth with a memorial stone; toll air uachdar na gealaich: a crater on the surface of the moon; Muir a鈥� Chi霉ineis: The Sea of Tranquility.

Puing-ch脿nain na Litreach: gun robh neart na h-i霉il-tharraing air uachdar na talmhainn a鈥� gluasad ann an cuairtean deicheadach: that the strength of magnetism on the Earth鈥檚 surface was moving in ten-yearly cycles. Deicheadach is the adjectival form of deichead, a decade. Don鈥檛 confuse it with deicheach, the adjectival form of deich, ten. Deicheach means 鈥渄ecimal鈥�. Another way of saying the above would be ann an cuairtean a mhaireadh deich bliadhna.

Gn脿thas-cainnt na Litreach: mhothaich Bana-phrionnsa na Gearmailt dhaibh: the [Crown] Princess of Germany noticed them.