The oldest known descriptions of glaciers are found in Icelandic literature from the 11th century. Scientific studies of glaciers were first undertaken in Switzerland some five hundred years later, and during the 19th century glaciology became important in geology, as it was evident that the glaciers were instrumental in the evolution of landscape. Regular meteorological service, with weather forecasting, was first established in France, where synoptic weather maps were published from 1863, but climatological research had been carried out before that date.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.109804 |
| Date | January 1954 |
| Creators | Orvig, Svenn. |
| Contributors | Hare, F. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Earth Sciences.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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