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Saussure, Horace Benedict de
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Geologist and physicist, born in Geneva; was the first to ascend Mont Blanc in the interest of science, and was distinguished for his researches in the same interest all over the Alps and on other mountain ranges; he invented or improved several scientific instruments (1740-1799).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Saussure, Horace Benedict de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/saussure-horace-benedict-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.