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Welteislehre

pseudoscientific cosmological theory proposed by Hanns Hörbiger that ice was the basic cosmic substance and that ice moons, ice planets, and the “global ether” (made of ice) determine the development of the universe
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Instance of
branch of pseudoscience
Founder
Hanns Hörbiger[2]
Publication date
1913[3]
Short name
WEL[6]
Founded by
Hanns Hörbiger
Native label
Welteislehre, Glazialkosmogonie[4][5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Welteislehre en World Ice Doctrine en World Ice Theory en Glacial Cosmogony en Glazialkosmogonie en Glazial-Kosmogonie de Glazialkosmogonie de WEL el Κοσμογονία του πάγου fa یخ جهانی fi Maailmanjääoppi fr Cosmogonie glaciaire fr Théorie de la glace cosmique it Cosmogonia glaciale it Teoria del ghiaccio cosmico ja 宇宙氷説 ja 氷世界論 ko 세계빙하이론 pl Teoria lodowa ru Доктрина вечного льда
🔖 Identifiers · 3
GND ID
4189576-9
Dewey Decimal Classification
523.12
Freebase ID
/m/02tl3c

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Welteislehre is a branch of pseudoscience[1].

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