Voyages dans les Alpes

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Voyages dans les Alpes is an influential multi-volume 18th-century work of scientific exploration and description of the Alps by naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure.

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instanceOf 18th-century book ⓘ
multi-volume work ⓘ
scientific book ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
author Horace-Bénédict de Saussure ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Switzerland ⓘ
describes Alpine fauna ⓘ
Alpine flora ⓘ
Alpine geology ⓘ
Alpine glaciers ⓘ
Alpine topography ⓘ
documented early scientific ascents in the Alps ⓘ
geological strata in Alpine regions ⓘ
meteorological measurements in high mountains ⓘ
fieldOfWork geography ⓘ
geology ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
genre natural history ⓘ
scientific exploration literature ⓘ
hasAuthorCitizenship Republic of Geneva ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation geologist ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
hasPart multiple volumes ⓘ
historicalSignificance key source for history of Alpine exploration ⓘ
milestone in scientific travel writing ⓘ
influenced development of Alpine studies ⓘ
development of modern geology ⓘ
early mountaineering culture ⓘ
language French ⓘ
mainSubject Alps ⓘ
notableFor detailed descriptions of Alpine landscapes ⓘ
integration of travel narrative and scientific analysis ⓘ
systematic scientific observation in the Alps ⓘ
publicationPeriod 18th century ⓘ
publisherLocation Geneva ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed 18th century Alps ⓘ

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Horace Bénédict de Saussure → knownFor → Voyages dans les Alpes ⓘ
Horace Bénédict de Saussure → notableWork → Voyages dans les Alpes ⓘ