gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Societygesj-248Research ArticleNEWS AND REVIEWSJAMES CROLL—SCIENTIST, WHO LEFT HIS TIME BEHINDBol’shakovVyacheslavKapitsaAndrey20100109201033101106Copyright © Bol’shakov V., Kapitsa A., 20102010Bol’shakov V., Kapitsa A.Bol’shakov V., Kapitsa A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/248

In January 2011 it will be 190 years since an outstanding Scottish scientist James Croll was born. He was versatile researcher interested both in life science and humanities (for instance, philosophy). He made the most contribution for the development of the orbital theory of paleoclimate, but it seems that this achievement is not recognised enough yet.

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