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Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe; Volume 2 (Foundations of Natural History)
von Humboldt, Professor Alexander
Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997
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The first volume of Cosmos, his five-volume survey of the universe, appeared in 1845, though Humboldt had labored on the entire work for nearly half a century. He scrupulously sent sections of the work to other experts for suggestions and corrections. The last volume, put together from his notes after his death, appeared in 1861. The volumes were translated almost as rapidly as they appeared. This paperback edition reprints the Harper & Brothers edition, published in New York in 1858-59.
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"I have the crazy idea to represent in one work the entire material universe, everything we know today of the phenomena in the celestial spaces and of life on earth, from the stars in the nebulae to the geography of mosses and gigantic rocks, in a vivid language that will stimulate the imagination."--from Humboldt's 1834 letter to Karl Varnhagen
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Title: Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description...
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very good