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Cosmos: a sketch of a physical description of the universe
Henry G. Bohn
1848
Based on a lecture series delivered in Berlin, Humboldt paints a general "portrait of nature", describing the physical nature of outer space and the Earth.
Cosmos: a sketch of a physical description of the universe. Vol. V
George Bell and Sons
1876
Published posthumously the final volume of Cosmos focuses on the structure of the earth and the release of energy through earthquakes, volcanoes, thermal springs, etc.
Views of nature, or, Contemplation of the sublime phenomena of creation
Henry G. Bohn
1850
A discussion of aspects of the natural world. From the library of noted cartographer John George Bartholomew.
