Émile Argand (6 January 1879 – 14 September 1940) was a Swiss geologist. He was born in Eaux-Vives near Geneva. He attended vocational school in Geneva...
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Argand may refer to: Aimé Argand (1755 – 1803), Swiss physicist and chemist and inventor of the argand lamp Émile Argand (1879 – 1940), Swiss geologist...
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named after Swiss geologist Émile Argand in 1976. The name of the feature was approved by the IAU in 1976. Dorsa Argand, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature...
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geological heritage sites. The IUGS Scientific Awards of Excellence: IUGS – Émile Argand Award IUGS – James M. Harrison Award IUGS – Award for Geoscience Information...
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fire!" (Max Semper, 1917) Nevertheless, the eminent Swiss geologist Émile Argand advocated Wegener's theory in his inaugural address to the 1922 International...
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bias against Russia has blocked recognition of their contributions. Émile Argand Alfred Wegener Roberto Mantovani Arthur Holmes Felix Andries Vening Meinesz...
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unchallenged, as another school of thought was led by Alfred Wegener and Émile Argand. This competing view rejected the premise of planetary contraction, and...
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radically different from oceans in their behaviour. The mobilist theory of Émile Argand for the Alpine orogeny was criticized by Kurt Leuchs. The few drifters...
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emerged in the post-Suess era the other being headed by Alfred Wegener and Émile Argand. This competing view rejected Earth contraction and argued for continental...
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previously closed and then opened again, a theory that the Swiss geologist Émile Argand had proposed in the 1920s. Yagi–Uda antenna, a successful and popular...
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Karrer 1923: Albert Heim 1924: Heinrich Zangger 1925: Alfred Gysi 1926: Emile Argand 1927: Hermann Sahli 1928: Jules Gonin 1929: Paul Niggli 1930: Aloys Müller...
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the Alps were formed based on the work of Emile Argand. Some of his conclusions were not accepted even by Argand. Staub suggested the position of an orogenic...
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fixists (Frankel 1987, p. 206). Terms introduced by the Swiss geologist Émile Argand in 1924 (Krill 2011). Moreover, most of the blistering attacks were aimed...
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107 km Giovanni Arduino (1714–1795) Dorsa Argand 28°06′N 40°36′W / 28.1°N 40.6°W / 28.1; -40.6 109 km Emile Argand (1879–1940) Dorsum Azara 26°42′N 19°12′E...
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mineralogy, University of Arizona Argandite: Mn7(VO4)2(OH)8 – Swiss geologist Émile Argand (1879–1940) Arfvedsonite: Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2 – Swedish chemist...
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McKenzie field work award for graduate students using funds from the Emile Argand Award she received in 2016. McKenzie received multiple awards (details...
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Aimé Argand (1750–1803), physicist and chemist, invented the Argand lamp Jean-Robert Argand (1768–1822), amateur mathematician, published the Argand diagram...
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Paris with an installation of 80 lamps. Their presence is mentioned by Émile Zola in his novel Au Bonheur des dames (Ladies paradise). In this occasion...
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aerial navigation. Originally lit by open fires and later candles, the Argand hollow wick lamp and parabolic reflector were introduced in the late 18th...
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– William Morgan, British statistician, actuary (d. 1833) July 5 – Aimé Argand, Swiss physicist, inventor (d. 1803) July 9 – Louise Marie Thérèse Bathilde...
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Lavoisier in 1778. Hydrogen by Antoine Lavoisier in 1783. Argand lamp by Swiss-born Aimé Argand and by Antoine Quinquet in 1783 in Paris. The first extensive...
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"phantasmagoria" was often used for a type of magic lanterns). It would use an Argand lamp or Drummond light to project sequential images from a rotating glass...
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Michaelis Archimedean spiral, Archimedes number – Archimedes Argand diagram – Jean Robert Argand Aristotle's lantern – Aristotle Armstrong limit or Armstrong's...
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Uranus 1784: Bifocals invented by Benjamin Franklin 1784: Argand lamp invented by Aimé Argand 1785: Power loom invented by Edmund Cartwright 1785: Automatic...
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notation, see musical notation and also staff (music) Ami Argand (1750–1803), France – Argand lamp William George Armstrong (1810–1900), UK – hydraulic...
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headlamp Radioluminescence Solid-state LED lamp Combustion Acetylene/Carbide Argand Campfire Candle Carcel Diya Flare Gas Kerosene Petromax Lantern Fanous Paper...
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[déplacement], of reversal [retournement] etc. I have read Schoute, Rieman (sic), Argand, Schlegel etc. The actual result? A new harmony. Don't take this word harmony...
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