Swiss-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.
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