Biosphäre

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Etymology

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Coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in 1875,[1] from Ancient Greek βιος (bios) and σφαῖρα (sphaîra). By surface analysis, bio- +‎ Sphäre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Biosphäre f (genitive Biosphäre, plural Biosphären)

  1. biosphere

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Suess, Eduard (1875) Die Entstehung der Alpen, Vienna: W. Braumüller, page 159:[...] es lässt sich auf der Oberfläche des Festen eine selbständige Biosphäre unterscheiden.[...] on the surface of continents it is possible to single out an independent biosphere.

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