Early Discoverers XXXI: Descartes’ Observations on the Amsterdam Snowfalls of 4, 5, 6 and 9 February 1635
In Les météores (1637), in the midst of a father far-fetched theory of their origin, Descartes incorporated a detailed description, from actual observation, of a variety or kinds of snow crystals and hail particles. These even include the tsuzumi crystals, described as “wheels joined two by two by a...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1974
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023261 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023261 |