Études sur les glaciers
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Études sur les glaciers is a foundational 1840 scientific work by Louis Agassiz that helped establish the study of glaciers and the concept of past ice ages in geology.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geology book
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glaciology book → nonfiction book → scientific book → |
| associatedWith |
Alps
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Swiss glaciers → |
| author |
Louis Agassiz
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| authorNationality |
Swiss
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| authorProfession |
geologist
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naturalist → |
| contains |
descriptions of Alpine valleys
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diagrams of glacier movement → maps of glaciated regions → |
| contribution |
advanced the glacial theory of landscape formation
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helped establish the scientific study of glaciers → helped formulate the concept of past ice ages → influenced the development of Quaternary geology → popularized the idea of extensive former glaciation in Europe → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Switzerland
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| fieldOfStudy |
geology
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glaciology → physical geography → |
| genre |
scientific monograph
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| hasIllustrations |
yes
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| historicalSignificance |
early systematic treatment of glaciers as geological agents
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foundational work in glaciology → key text in the history of ice age theory → |
| influencedBy |
Swiss Alpine geology
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field observations in the Alps → |
| mainTopic |
Alpine glaciers
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Pleistocene glaciation → erratic boulders → glacial deposits → glacial erosion → glacial theory → glaciers → ice ages → moraines → |
| notableFor |
argument that large parts of Europe were once covered by ice
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integration of field evidence into a general glacial theory → systematic description of glacial landforms → |
| originalLanguage |
French
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| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| publicationYear |
1840
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| timePeriodDescribed |
Pleistocene epoch
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Quaternary period → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Louis Agassiz
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