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2 - Planets and Greenhouses

1760 to ~1870

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2018

Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz
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The Johns Hopkins University
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Outlines growing awareness of the solar system and the physics of heat. Discovery of an atmosphere on Venus during the transit across the sun in 1760. Balloons. Observation of Mars polar caps. Observation of sunspots and possible solar variability. Discovery of infrared light and the principles of thermodynamics. Geological cycles recognized by Hutton. Recognition of the Ice Ages, early attribution by Adhemar and Croll to astronomical variations in sunlight with latitude. Recognition of the carbon cycle and the role of ocean circulation in climate.
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Exploring Planetary Climate
A History of Scientific Discovery on Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan
 , pp. 17 - 38
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Planets and Greenhouses
  • Ralph D. Lorenz, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Book: Exploring Planetary Climate
  • Online publication: 14 December 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108677691.004
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  • Planets and Greenhouses
  • Ralph D. Lorenz, The Johns Hopkins University
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108677691.004
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  • Planets and Greenhouses
  • Ralph D. Lorenz, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Book: Exploring Planetary Climate
  • Online publication: 14 December 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108677691.004
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