Views of nature: or, Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation

Related Titles

Series: Bohn's scientific library

By

Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859

Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884
Otté, E. C.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, G. Bell, 1884

Notes

Contents: Steppes and deserts.--Cataracts of the Orinoco.--Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forest.--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.

Subjects

Description and travel , Physical geography , Plant morphology , Science , South America

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.29086
OCLC: 15288449