| Raphael Pumpelly |
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Invited by the respective governments, he surveyed parts of Japan and China . He made the first extensive survey of the Gobi Desert , and explored Mongolia and Siberia . Later he was Professor of Mining Science at Harvard University . Among his scientific accomplishments, a theory of secular rock disintegration. He was influenced by Louis Agassiz . EXTERNAL LINK
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