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Its surface resembled that of a sea which has become suddenly frozen — not during a tempest, but at the instant when the wind has subsided, and the waves, although very high, have become blunted and rounded.

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

Born: February 17, 1740

Died: January 22, 1799 (aged 58)

Bio: Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan and Savoyan geologist, meteorologist, physicist, mountaineer and Alpine explorer, often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.

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