6 Beiträge in Kategorie: History
More than 70 years of glacier research in one room
The library of the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) offers a rich collection of glaciology books and journals, including an almost complete Journal of Glaciology series dating back to 1947. Visit us on Campus Irchel in room Y25-H-84 and immerse yourself in decades of glaciological research.
The Dufour map: a masterpiece of cartography and testimony to a nation in the making
In 1848, Switzerland was given a new constitution. It laid the foundation for the modern federal state. This was graphically illustrated by the Dufour Map, the first official map series. To mark the 175th anniversary of the Federal Constitution, the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo is making the first edition of the Dufour Map digitally available. Auf Deutsch lesen 🇩🇪
Die Dufourkarte: Meisterwerk der Kartographie und Zeugnis einer werdenden Nation
Im Jahr 1848 erhielt die Schweiz eine neue Verfassung. Sie legte den Grundstein für den modernen Bundesstaat. Graphisch abgebildet wurde dies mit der Dufourkarte, dem ersten amtlichen Kartenwerk. Zum Jubiläum «175 Jahre Bundesverfassung» stellt das Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo die Erstausgabe der Dufourkarte digital zur Verfügung. Read this in English 🇬🇧
Mit historischen Gletscherbildern frühere Gletscherstände rekonstruieren
Gletscher sind hervorragende Klimaindikatoren. Historische Bilder zeigen frühere Gletscherschwankungen besonders eindrucksvoll. Nun wurden über 300 Bilddarstellungen in die klimahistorische Datenbank Euro-Climhist integriert.
How much is climate change responsible for the release of bodies and wreckage in Alpine glaciers?
This summer has again broken temperature and glacier melt records. And it has led to the release of the remains of unfortunate mountaineers, wreckage of airplanes, and other objects trapped in the ice for several decades. But what are the underlying glacial drivers besides climate change?
„Geografe, nüme schlafe!“: Radikale Geographie in Zürich (1980–1990)
In early summer 1980, radical geography students rallied around the slogan „Geografe nüme schlafe!“ („Geographers, stop sleeping!“) to take part in the radical youth movement that shook the city of Zurich at that time. These activist students confronted the professorate with their demands for a new curriculum.