| Show snow bound astronomers albert the well known german astronomer and an assistant had a decidedly unpleasant experience on mont blano early in the montan they made the ascent to the observe tory one beautiful day planning to stay over night and do a little work but when night came it brought a 1 snowstorm and the two star gazers were snowed in high up on the mountain for seven days they had no food but crackers and choco late and were nearly exhausted when a rescuing party from the land below reached them |