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    Édouard-Alfred Martel (1 July 1859, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise – 3 June 1938, Montbrison), the 'father of modern speleology', was a world pioneer of cave exploration...
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  • of the 20th century, Arabika was visited by French speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel, who published several works about the massif. In 1909–10 Russian...
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    founded in 1892. Caving as a specialized pursuit was pioneered by Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859–1938), who first achieved the descent and exploration of the...
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  • patch of forest on its base. It is named after the speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel. Together with the neighbouring Sima Humboldt it was first spotted...
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    twelve meters. It is named after the French explorer and scientist Édouard-Alfred Martel, considered the founding father of speleology, who was invited to...
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    little cave-specific study was undertaken prior to the work of Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859–1938), the 'father of modern speleology', who through his...
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    record of 460,000 in 1991. The chasm was first explored, in 1889, by Édouard-Alfred Martel. Much of the credit for opening the cave system is owed to Guy de...
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  • player Édouard-Alfred Martel, a pioneer of cave exploration Frédéric Martel (born 1967), French writer and journalist Giffard LeQuesne Martel, British...
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    detailed biographies and studies into the life of early speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel. Andrew, Alex. "Alex Andrew homepage". Retrieved 29 July 2012. P...
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    Sentier Martel, was laid out in 1928 by the Touring Club de France.[citation needed] It was named in 1930 to honor the explorer Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859–1938)...
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    into Lamb Leer Cavern to the Royal Society in 1681. French caver Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859–1938) first achieved the descent and exploration of the Gouffre...
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  • Jean-Louis Étienne (Arctic, Antarctic) Bertrand Flornoy (South America) Édouard-Alfred Martel (Caves) Raymond Maufrais (South America) Théodore Monod (Sahara)...
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    green, and orange to pure white. The famous French speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel visited this cave and declared that "out of 600 caves, Cox's was...
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    while the first record of telephones used in caving is from 1898. Édouard-Alfred Martel and his cousin Gabriel Gaupillat utilized lightweight telephones...
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    l'Incarnation (1566-1618), foundress of the Reformed Carmelites in France. Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859-1938), Father of modern speleology Guiday Mendy (b. 1986)...
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  • travellers. His father hosted and befriended Édouard-Alfred Martel, who studied the Causses de Gramat. Martel befriended Niederlender, sparking Niederlender's...
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    which bears his name. The first complete descent was achieved by Édouard-Alfred Martel in 1895. On 16 May 1937 Eric Hensler (1907–1991) explored a low...
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    scientifically explored by the French explorers Louis Armand and Édouard-Alfred Martel in 1897. The cave begins as a narrow pit, descending 75 metres (246 ft)...
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    Lapierre Edmond de Goncourt Édouard Brézin Édouard de Rothschild Edouard Drumont Édouard Vuillard Édouard-Alfred Martel Émile Javal Émile Taufflieb Emmanuel...
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    exploration of the cave was undertaken by the renowned speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel. At the time, visiting the cave was quite perilous, but in 1931...
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    to pursue his passion for science. The preeminent speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel noted in several of his scientific reports that his interest in...
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    one of the most recognisable names in caving worldwide. Following Édouard-Alfred Martel (the "father of modern speleology", although Casteret sometimes...
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    by Édouard-Alfred Martel and Dublin naturalist Lyster Jameson in 1895. Using a canvas boat, and with candles and magnesium flares for light, Martel and...
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    jama/Foiba) located under the castle was partially explored by Édouard-Alfred Martel in 1896 and is the best example of karst hydrography and morphology...
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    Balch was introduced to the caves of the Mendip Hills. Frenchman Édouard-Alfred Martel reached the underground lake of Marble Arch in Northern Ireland...
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    in the salle de l'Eclipse. Investigated by Eugène Fournier and Édouard-Alfred Martel at the end of the nineteenth century, the massif became famous with...
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    attraction. Famous archeologists such as Henri Breuil, André Glory and Édouard-Alfred Martel had visited the cave in the early 20th century, but it was only...
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  • caver and speleologist. Considered by some as the successor to Édouard-Alfred Martel (the "father of modern speleology"), de Joly was a leading figure...
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  • Clinical Evidence, Jeffrey A. Norton, Philip S. Barie, R. Randal Bollinger, Alfred E. Chang, Stephen F. Lowry, Sean J. Mulvihill, Harvey I. Pass, Robert W...
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    a civil engineer in 1765 and includes numerous cross-sections. Édouard-Alfred Martel was the first person to describe surveying techniques. His surveys...
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