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Shelter built by the glaciologist Louis Agassiz, Aar glacier, Switzerland, 1840 (1885). Artist: Unknown

Shelter built by the glaciologist Louis Agassiz, Aar glacier, Switzerland, 1840 (1885). Artist: Unknown

1-152-095 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Shelter built by the glaciologist Louis Agassiz, Aar glacier, Switzerland, 1840 (1885). Agassiz's studies of glaciers in the Alps led him to be the first to propose the theory that the Earth had been subjected to Ice Ages. He built this shelter, known as the 'Hotel de Neuchatelois' around a huge boulder on the Aar glacier during his 1840 expedition. From Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence by Elizabeth Cary Agassiz. (Boston, 1885).

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Louis Agassiz: Swiss, American: scientist, naturalist, glaciologist, biologist and geologist
People Related
  1. Elizabeth Cary Agassiz: American: author, wife of Louis Agassiz
Medium
  1. Engraving
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Alps

  1. 46 25 00 N , 010 00 00 E

World Europe Switzerland

  1. 47 00 00 N , 008 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Weather & Seasons

Science & Nature Natural Phenomena

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Locations & Buildings Other

Science & Nature Other

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4013x2622
File Size : 30,827kb

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  1. 000056
  1. 000056
  1. 0390001037
  1. 1-152-095
  1. 1037
  1. 1152095
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