Aspects of Nature, in Different Lands and Different Climates; with Scientific Elucidations: by Alexander von Humboldt. Translated by Mrs. Sabine. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. [-II]
1849; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Autores
Alexander von Humboldt, Elizabeth Juliana Sabine, Warren D. Mohr,
ResumoWith Author's Preface to the First, Second, and Third Editions, v. 1 Includes Bibliographical References and Index.; I. Steppes and Deserts. Cataracts of the Orinoco. Nocturnal Life of Animals in the Primeval Forest. Hypsometric Addenda--Ii. Physiognony of Plants. On the Structure and Mode of Action of Volcanos, in Different Parts of the Globe. The Vital Force, or the Rhodian Genius. The Plateau of Caxamarca, the Ancient Capital of the Inca Atahuallpa, and the First View of the Pacific Ocean, from the Crest of Andes.; Translation of Humboldt's Ansichten Der Natur from German into English; Provenance: Warren D. Mohr.; Library Has Three Other Copies: Heh 478243 and Two Others in the Burndy Library Collection.; Binder's Label on Front Pastedown in Both Volumes.; Bound in Marbled Boards with Plum Calf Spine and Tips. Book.
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