Joseph Adhémar

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Joseph Adhémar was a 19th-century French mathematician and early climate theorist known for proposing that variations in Earth’s orbit could drive ice ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climate theorist
human
mathematician
centuryOfActivity 19th century
contributedTo development of paleoclimate theory
early scientific study of ice ages
countryOfCitizenship France
discipline physical sciences
era modern period
fieldOfWork astronomy
climatology
geophysics
mathematics
hasGender male
hasInfluenceOn climate science
orbital mechanics approaches to climate
paleoclimatology
hasNotableIdea astronomical forcing of ice ages
orbital forcing of climate
influenced later orbital climate theories
isPartOf history of climate science
history of mathematics in France
knownAs Joseph Adhémar NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
nationality French
notableFor early orbital theory of ice ages
influencing later Milankovitch theory
linking Earth’s orbital variations to climate change
occupation climate theorist
mathematician
placeOfActivity France NERFINISHED
theoryProposed asymmetry of polar ice distribution related to orbital mechanics
variations in Earth’s orbit can drive ice ages

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Milutin Milanković influencedBy Joseph Adhémar