Aspects of nature :
in different lands and different climates ; with scientific elucidations /
by Alexander von Humboldt ; tr. by Mrs. Sabine.
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,
1849.
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| Notes: | Physical description: 2 v. ; 19 cm. (8vo) |
Table of Contents:
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.
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.