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Excerpt from Cosmos, Vol. 1: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe I cannot more appropriately introduce the Cosmos to the notice of the readers of the Scientific Library, than by presenting them with a brief sketch of the life of its illustrious author. While the name of Alexander von Humboldt is familiar to every one, few, perhaps, are aware of the peculiar circumstances of his scientific career, and of the extent of his labours in almost every department of physical knowledge. He was born on the 14th of September, 1769, and is, therefore, now in his 80th year. After going through the ordinary course of education at Gottingen, and having made a rapid tour through Holland, England, and France, he became a pupil of Werner at the mining school of Freyburg, and in his 21st year, published an "Essay on the Basalts of the Rhine." Though he soon became officially connected with the mining corps, he was enabled to continue his excursions in foreign countries, for during the six or seven years succeeding the publication of his first essay, he seems to have visited Austrian. Switzerland, Italy, and France. His attention to mining did not, however, prevent him from devoting his attention to other scientific pursuits, amongst which botany and the then recent discovery of galvanism may be especially noticed. Botany, indeed, we know from his own authority, occupied him almost exclusively for some years, but even at this time he was practising the use of those astronomical and physical instruments, which he afterwards turned to so singularly excellent an account. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning Earth sciences Geology & the lithosphere

• Pełny tytuł: Cosmos, Vol. 1
• Podtytuł: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe (Classic Reprint)
• Autor: Alexander Von Humboldt
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 382
• EAN: 9781330784136
• ISBN: 9781330784136
• ID: 09688754
• Wydawca: Forgotten Books
• Waga: 508 g
• Wymiary: 229 × 152 × 20 mm
• Data wydania: 06. July 2015

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