| Author | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
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| Uniform Title | Ansichten der Natur. English
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| Title | Views of nature, or, Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation : with scientific illustrations / 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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| Published | London : H.G. Bohn, 1850.
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| Description | xxx, 452, 7, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : 2 ill. (1 col.) ; 19 cm.
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| Series | Bohn's scientific library
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| General Note | Translation of: Ansichten der Natur.
"Humboldt's Cosmos. Henry G. Bohn's rejoinder, Feb. 28, 1849": 7, [1] p. at end.
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| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references.
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| Formatted Note | 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.
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| Subjects | Natural history.
Physical geography.
Science.
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| Other Authors | Otté, Elise C.
Bohn, Henry George, 1796-1884.
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| Related Titles | Views of nature.
Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation.
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| LC Card Number | 07-12450 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: Q 171 H919V
mq103787: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 59722] |
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