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    François-Alphonse Forel (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa alfɔ̃s fɔʁɛl]; 2 February 1841 – 7 August 1912) was a Swiss physician and scientist who pioneered...
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  • intensities. Developed by Michele Stefano Conte de Rossi of Italy and François-Alphonse Forel of Switzerland during the late 19th century, it was used commonly...
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    standing wave. The term was promoted by the Swiss hydrologist François-Alphonse Forel in 1890, who was the first to make scientific observations of the...
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  • Forel may refer to: Look up forel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Auguste-Henri Forel (1848–1931), Swiss myrmecologist François-Alphonse Forel (1841–1912)...
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  • François-Alphonse Forel, a noted Swiss glacier physicist and author, and first President of the International Commission of Glaciers in 1894. "Forel Glacier"...
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    more precarious because of vortex formation. The Swiss scholar François-Alphonse Forel contributed to an understanding of the enigmatic phenomenon by...
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  • mine supervisor and geologist François-Alphonse Forel (1841–1912), Swiss scientist, founder of limnology Alphonse Francois Renard (1842–1903), Belgian geologist...
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  • Forelryggen and Målarryggen. The ridge is named after Swiss glaciologist François-Alphonse Forel. "Forelryggen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved...
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  • The mountain is named after Swiss glaciologist and limnologist François-Alphonse Forel. "Foreltinden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved...
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    the study of inland salt lakes. The term limnology was coined by François-Alphonse Forel (1841–1912) who established the field with his studies of Lake...
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