James Croll | |
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Born | Little Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland | 2 January 1821
Died | 15 December 1890 Perth, Scotland | (aged 69)
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation | Scientist |
Spouse |
Isabella Macdonald
(m. 1848–1890) |
James Croll, FRS, (2 January 1821 – 15 December 1890) was a 19th-century Scottish scientist who developed a theory of climate variability based on changes in the Earth's orbit.