Visions on the hidden face of the earth: perspective of the explorer - objective of the coach

• Main Author: Henriet, J.P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Geology; Historical account; Antarctic; Arctic; Auguste; Jules; Kane; Piccard; Sputnik; The Antarctic; Antarc*; International Polar Year; IPY
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/118238.pdf

1857: Eduard Suess inaugurates his course in geology in Vienna. In 1878, he undertakes his magnus opus, ‘Das Antlitz der Erde’, ‘The Face of the Earth’. In his earlier, most influential booklet ‘Die Entstehung der Alpen’, he had transported the reader mentally to the top of an Alpine peak. In ‘The F...