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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats. This title in other editionsThe Ice Finder: How a Poet, a Professor, and a Politician Discovered the Ice Age
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Swiss professor Louis Agassiz (1807-73) spent decades arguing that
his conception of an Ice Age was not madness. Geologist and master
politician Charles Lyell (1797-1875) tried to reconcile his own
observations with scientific principles that made an Ice Age
impossible. Adventurer and poet Elisha Kent Kane (1820-57) was
trapped at the top of Greenland for two winters and portrayed a harsh
and frozen landscape that made the Ice Age credible. Bolles, a
prolific and popular science writer, tells the tale.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:The surprising story of three ambitious men and how their clash of egos, ignorance, and imaginations led to the discovery of the Ice Age. Maps & illustrations. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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