THE COUNT PAOLO BALLADA DE SAINT ROBERT AND HIS RECEDING OF THE GLACIERS
THE COUNT PAOLO BALLADA DE SAINT ROBERT AND HIS RECEDING OF THE GLACIERS

Author(s): Federica Maffioli, Gianfranco Medici
Subject(s): History, Geography, Regional studies, History of ideas
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: Adhémar; Alps; History of climate change; Glaciers; Marsh; Milankovitch;
Summary/Abstract: The Count Paolo Ballada de Saint Robert (1815–1888) was an Italian scientist mainly busy in mechanics and thermodynamics. This paper describes the conclusions of Saint Robert concerning the retreat of glaciers and tries to explain his theory through modern knowledge.

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