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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| Joseph Adhémar canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
climate theorist
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of paleoclimate theory
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early scientific study of ice ages ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| discipline | physical sciences ⓘ |
| era | modern period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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climatology ⓘ geophysics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
climate science
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orbital mechanics approaches to climate ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
astronomical forcing of ice ages
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orbital forcing of climate ⓘ |
| influenced | later orbital climate theories ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of climate science
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history of mathematics in France ⓘ |
| knownAs | Joseph Adhémar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early orbital theory of ice ages
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influencing later Milankovitch theory ⓘ linking Earth’s orbital variations to climate change ⓘ |
| occupation |
climate theorist
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mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoryProposed |
asymmetry of polar ice distribution related to orbital mechanics
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variations in Earth’s orbit can drive ice ages ⓘ |
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