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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alexander von Humboldt; Elise C Otté; Henry G Bohn |
| OCLC Number: | 7347277 |
| Notes: | Translation of: Ansichten der Natur. "Humboldt's Cosmos. Henry G. Bohn's rejoinder, Feb. 28, 1849": 7, [1] p. at end. |
| Description: | xxx, 452, 7, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : 2 ill. (1 col.) ; 19 cm. |
| Contents: | Steppes and deserts -- Cataracts of the Orinoco -- Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forests -- Ideas for a physiognomy of plants -- On the structure and mode of action of volcanos in different parts of the earth -- Vital force, or the Rhodian genius -- The plateau of Caxamarca, the ancient capital of the Inca Atahuallpa, and first view of the Pacific from the ridge of the Andes. |
| Series Title: | Bohn's scientific library |
| Other Titles: | Views of nature., Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation., Ansichten der Natur. |
| Responsibility: | by Alexander von Humboldt ; translated from the German by E.C. Otté and Henry G. Bohn ; with a frontispiece from a sketch by the author, a fac-simile of his handwriting, and a comprehensive index. |
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