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Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist (died 1799)
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Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Genevan scientist and mountaineer (1740–1799)
Horace Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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