De la rupture des glaces du Pôle Arctique

De la rupture des glaces du Pôle Arctique

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Aubriet Antoine
Cambridge University Press
EAN: 9781108048279
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In the nineteenth century, scientists were convinced that the North Pole was free of ice. This myth was fostered since the eighteenth century, when it was thought that ice came from rivers and mainly formed near coasts. Rivers supposedly carried into the north seas a prodigious amount of glaçons or 'ice cubes', which formed enormous masses of ice as they accumulated. This misconception led to an inaccurate climate theory that persisted until the beginning of the twentieth century: ice near a country's shores produces bitter cold in that country. This book, published in 1818, links the harsh winters of 1815–17 in England and Europe to the impressive amount of ice encountered at the same time in the Atlantic. The cold was thought to be caused by the break-up and southward drift of Arctic ice. It is attributed to the French meteorologist Antoine Aubriet, who was active in 1815–30.
EAN 9781108048279
ISBN 1108048277
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date June 28, 2012
Pages 102
Language French
Dimensions 216 x 140 x 62
Country United Kingdom
Authors Aubriet Antoine
Illustrations 1 Plates, black and white
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science