Discovering the Ice Ages - International Reception and Consequences for a Historical Understanding of Climate

In Discovering the Ice Ages Tobias Krüger explores the discovery of the Ice Ages over the course of the 19th century, how the idea was received, and what further research it stimulated for the first time from an international perspective.

About the author

Tobias Krüger, Ph.D. (2006), University of Berne; MAS in Archival, Library and Information Science (2008). Scientific collaborator State Archives Soleure, Switzerland. He has published on the history of glacial geology, climate perception, administrative history and miscellaneous articles in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Product details

• Authors: Tobias Krüger
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.06.2013
• EAN: 9789004241695
• ISBN: 978-90-04-24169-5
• No. of pages: 556
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 970 g
• Series: History of Science and Medicin
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)