{"product_id":"etudes-sur-les-glaciers-paperback-9781108049764","title":"Études sur les glaciers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108049764","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eÉtudes sur les glaciers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe revolutionary glacial theory, proposed in this work of 1840, contributed to the demise of the myth of the great biblical flood.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouis Agassiz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108049764, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e362 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSwiss-born zoologist, geologist and paleontologist Louis Agassiz (1807–73) was among the foremost scientists of his day. When he took up the study of glaciology and glacial geomorphology in Switzerland in 1836, he recorded evidence left by former glaciers, such as glacial erratics, drumlins and rock scouring and scratching. In this work, published in 1840, he proposed a revolutionary ice-age theory, according to which, glaciers are the remaining portions of sheets of ice which once covered the earth. His radical suggestion undermined the hypothesis that landscape features were the result of a great biblical flood. Although Agassiz's invaluable work led some to acclaim him as the 'father' of glacial theory, critics have cited the contributions of others, including Jean de Charpentier and Karl Schimper. The book also describes the features of active glaciers, including ice tables, ice pinnacles and moraines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Aperçu historique sur l'étude des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 2. Des glaciers en général\u003cbr\u003e 3. De la surface des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 4. De l'aspect extérieur des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 5. De la couleur des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Des crevasses des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 7. Des aiguilles de glace\u003cbr\u003e 8. Des moraines\u003cbr\u003e 9. Des tables des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 10. Des cones graveleux des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 11. De la formation des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 12. Du mouvement des glaciers\u003cbr\u003e 13. De la surface inférieure des glaciers et des cavités\u003cbr\u003e 14. De l'action des glaciers sur leur fond\u003cbr\u003e 15. De la température des glaciers et des eaux du sol\u003cbr\u003e 16. Des oscillations des glaciers dans les temps historiques\u003cbr\u003e 17. De l'ancienne extension des glaciers dans les Alpes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Preuves de l'existance de grandes nappes de glace en dehors de l'enceinte des Alpes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geological surface processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geological surface processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geological%20surface%20processes%20%5Bgeomorphology%5D%20%5BRBGD%5D%22\"\u003egeomorphology RBGD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266092749080,"sku":"9781108049764","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108049764i_43537171-1215-4995-b000-0cd3757a25ff.jpg?v=1696746986","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/etudes-sur-les-glaciers-paperback-9781108049764","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}