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WALTERSHAUSEN, WOLFGANG SARTORIUS, BARON VON (1809-1876) , German geologist, was born at Gottingen, on the 17th of December 1809, and educated at the university in that city. There he devoted his attention to physical
mineralogy
series of magnetic observations in various parts of Europe. He then gave his attention to an exhaustive investigation of Etna, and carried on the work
chief
great
Atlas
Island
Island
Atlas
mineralogy
geology at Gottingen, and held this post for about thirty years, until his death. In 1866 he published an important essay entitled Recherches sur les climats de l'epoque actuelle et des epoques anciennes; in this he expressed his belief that the Glacial period was due to changes in the configuration of the earth's surface. He died at Gottingen on the 16th of October 1876.End of Article: WALTERSHAUSEN, WOLFGANG SARTORIUS, BARON VON (1809-1876) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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