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History. Guyots were first recognized in 1945 by Harry Hammond Hess, who collected data using echo-sounding equipment on a ship he commanded during World War II. [4] . His data showed that some undersea mountains had flat tops. Hess called these undersea mountains "guyots", after the 19th-century geographer Arnold Henry Guyot. [5] .
Guyot was born on September 28, 1807, at Boudevilliers, near Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was educated at Chaux-de-Fonds, then at the college of Neuchâtel. In 1825, he went to Germany and resided in Karlsruhe where he met Louis Agassiz, the beginning of a lifelong friendship. From Karlsruhe he moved to Stuttgart, where he studied at the gymnasium.
24 wrz 2024 · Arnold Henry Guyot (born Sept. 28, 1807, Boudevilliers, near Neuchâtel, Switz.—died Feb. 8, 1884, Princeton, N.J., U.S.) was a Swiss-born American geologist, geographer, and educator whose extensive meteorological observations led to the founding of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
Guyot, isolated submarine volcanic mountain with a flat summit more than 200 metres (660 feet) below sea level. Such flat tops may have diameters greater than 10 km (6 miles). (The term derives from the Swiss American geologist Arnold Henry Guyot.) In the Pacific Ocean, where guyots are most.
Arnold Henry Guyot (/ ˈ ɡ iː oʊ / GEE-oh) [1] (September 28, 1807 – February 8, 1884) was a Swiss-American geologist and geographer. The guyot was named after him.
Arnold Henry Guyot (/ ˈ ɡ iː oʊ / ghee-OH) [1] (September 28, 1807 – February 8, 1884) was a Swiss-American geologist and geographer.
History. The existence of flat-topped mountains below the surface of the ocean was established in 1965. Harry Hammond Hess used echo-sounding equipment to map the floor of the ocean. The research revealed that some undersea mountains had flat tops. Guyot Hall at Princeton University, 1910.
