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INDEX. 



AEA 



concern for him, 344. His letter to 

 him, 344, 363. His death, 400 



Aragua, rich valley of, i. 272 



Ararat, included within the Russian 

 dominions, i. 373. Russian expedi- 

 tion to, i. 377 



Arcadian Academy, the, i. 132, note 



Archeus of Van Helmont, i. 182 



Aremberg, Due d', flight of, i. 90 



Arndt, Ernest Moritz, ii. 388 



Arnim, his works, ii. 83 



Arnim, Bettina von, her remarks re- 

 specting Humboldt at Court, ii. 261. 

 Her interference, and its dangers, 

 272 



Asiatic Society of London, undertakes 

 the exploration of India, i. 29 



' Asie centrale,' publication of the, ii. 210 



* Aspects of Nature,' publication of, i. 

 357. New editions of, ii. 149, 173. 

 Literary merits of the, 317 



Association of physicists and physicians, 

 ii. 128. The meeting at Berlin in 

 1828,128-130. Subsequent develop- 

 ment of the association, 138. Hum- 

 boldt's remarks on it, 139, 140. His 

 failing interest in it, 141, 142 



Assuay, magnificent roads of the Incas 

 at, i. 322 



Astrachan, Humbcldt at, i. 379 



Astronomy, theoretic, in France, i. 233. 

 Knowledge of the Peruvians of, 322 



Atabapo, a tributary of the Orinoco, i. 

 275. Fever at, 286 



Atahualpa, palace and architecture of, 

 i. 324. His offer to the Spaniards, 

 324 



' Atlas geographique et physique de la 

 Nouvelle Espagne' published, i. 355 



Atmosphere, ebb and flow in the, i. 268 



' Atmospheric pressure within the 

 Tropics,' Humboldt' s paper upon, ii. 

 225 



Augustus, Prince, ii. 103. Humboldt 

 at the Prince's table, 104. His in- 

 quiry as to Humboldt's lectures, 123 



Austria, attitude of, ii. 346 



Azara, his labours in the territory of La 

 Plata, i. 254 



BAADER, Franz, his treatise on heat, 

 i. Ill 



Babajos, forests of, i. 325 

 Babbage, at the philosopher's fete at 



Berlin, ii. 137 



Baden, Grand Duke of, marries Prin- 

 cess Louise of Prussia, ii. 351. His 

 letters to Humboldt, 352 

 Baeyer, Dr. (now lieutenant-general), 



BER 



proposed as a scientific fellow-la- 

 bourer for Humboldt, i. 371, note 



Baikal, Lake, i. 368. Included within 

 the Russian dominions, 373 



Bailly, his death, i. 232 



Balloon, ascent of Blanchard's from 

 Berlin, i. 61, 62. Interest in balloons 

 in Berlin, 62. Balloon practice at 

 Stuttgart, 157 



Baltic, Humboldt's paper 'Upon the 

 Temperature of the,' ii. 225 



Banks, Sir Joseph, his kindness to 

 Humboldt, i. 92, 93. His botanical 

 library in London, 300. Seeds sent 

 by Humboldt to, 332 



Barabinsk, stinging insects of, i. 378 



Barcelona, Llanos of, visited by A. von 

 Humboldt, i. 276 



Barcelona, Nueva, i. 286 



Barnaul, i. 378 



Bartholcli, gives instruction in Greek 

 to Humboldt, i. 54 



Bartholdy, collection of, ii. 104 



Bartholdy, Paul, makes observations in 

 conjunction with Humboldt, ii. 147 



Basalt, Humboldt's work on, i. 81, 

 82 



Baty, or Khoni-Mailakhu, Humboldt's 

 visit to, i. 379 



Baudin, Captain, appointed to the com- 

 mand of an expedition, i. 236. His 

 affecting parting with Humboldt, 237. 

 Humboldt's letter to, 291 



Bauld de Nans, M. le, gives instruc- 

 tion in French to Humboldt, i. 58 



Bayonne, secret convention of, ii. 9 



Bayreuth, Humboldt's report to Von 

 Heinitz at, i. 125 



Beaumont, Elie de, Notice of him and 

 of his friendship with Humboldt, ii. 

 40, 111 



Beckmann, his lectures at Gottingen on 

 political economy, i. 45 



Beer, makes the acquaintance of the 

 young Von Humboldts, i. 41. Prac- 

 tises as a physician at Glogau, where 

 he died, 47. Letter from Hum- 

 boldt to, 358 



Beireis, Professor, of Helmstadt, his 

 museum, i. 68. His knowledge of 

 languages, 68 



Bekker, as a philologist, ii. 91 

 Bellermann, Ferdinand, mentioned in 

 * Cosmos,' ii. 364. Reply to Hum- 

 boldt, 364 

 Beresow, i. 378 



Berghaus, Heinrich, asked by Hum- 

 boldt to prepare an ' Atlas of Phy- 

 sical Geography,' ii. 127, 221. His 

 introduction to, and friendship with, 



