Saussure
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Saussure held that there were structural laws that define how linguistic signification operated; the semiotics of Saussure and Pierce were the means of discovering these laws.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
These initial summits – Saussure himself was the third person to ascend Mont Blanc, the following year – are widely considered to be the dawn of modern mountaineering.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2019
As early as 1787, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, conducting earth sciences research, documented mountain sickness there.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2012
Despite this exact statement, de Saussure failed to connect large boulders found in the foreland of the mountains to the glaciers of the Alps.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 4, 2011
Later in 1787 H.B. de Saussure made the third ascent, memorable in many respects, and was followed a week later by Colonel Beaufoy, the first Englishman to gain the top.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
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