Cosmos-A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Volume I

By Alexander von Humboldt

Cosmos-A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Volume I - Alexander von Humboldt
  • Release Date: 2015-06-10
  • Genre: Science History

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Cosmos-A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Volume I
Alexander von Humboldt, Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister (1769-1859)

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Table of Contents
- About This Book
- Translator's Preface
- Author's Preface
- Introduction
- Limits And Method Of Exposition Of The Description Of The Universe
- Delineation Of Nature-general Review Of Natural Phenomena
- Reflections On Enjoyment Presented By Aspect Of Nature And Her Laws
- Limits And Method Of Exposition Of The Description Of The Universe
- Delineation Of Nature-general Review Of Natural Phenomena
- From Comets To The Consideration The Smallest Of All Asteroids
- It Is No Slight
- Additional Notes-to The Present Edition-gigantic Birds Of New Zealand
- The Dodo