James Croll
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James Croll was a 19th-century Scottish scientist and self-taught glaciologist whose pioneering work on orbital variations and climate laid early foundations for modern ice age theory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Croll canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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climatologist ⓘ glaciologist ⓘ person ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-01-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Little Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cumbernauld, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1890-12-15 ⓘ |
| education | largely self-taught ⓘ |
| electedToMembership | Royal Society of London in 1876 ⓘ |
| employer |
Geological Survey of Scotland
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Scottish Office of Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Croll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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climatology ⓘ geology ⓘ glaciology ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
feedbacks between ice sheets and climate
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interglacial periods caused by orbital forcing ⓘ |
| influenced |
Milutin Milanković
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subsequent orbital theories of ice ages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Lyell
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William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early ice age theory
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theory of climate change driven by orbital variations ⓘ work on glaciation and climate ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James Croll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
geologist
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janitor ⓘ scientific writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
janitor at Andersonian University, Glasgow
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secretary to the Scottish Geological Survey ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfNotableWork | 1875 ⓘ |
| residence |
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Glasgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Perthshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory | changes in Earth’s orbit and axial tilt drive long-term climate cycles ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
distribution of land and sea and its effect on climate
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geological time and climate ⓘ |
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