OF EAEON IIUMBOLDT. 11 



trunk of an elephant; it could snap an oak, 

 and pick up a coin." As a proof of his mar- 

 vellous intellect, I would here refer to a series 

 of sixty-one lectures, delivered in Berlin, and 

 perhaps one of the most remarkable courses of 

 lectures ever delivered. They were : 



Five lectures treating of the Nature and the Limits of 

 Physical Geography, and including a General 

 Sketch of Nature. 



Three on the History of Science in General. 



Two on the Study of Natural Science. 



Sixteen on the Heavens. 



Five on the Form, Density, Latent Heat, and Magnetic 

 Powers of the Earth ; and the Polar Light. 



Four on the Crust of the Earth, Hot Springs, Earth- 

 quakes, and Yolcanos. 



Two on Mountains. 



Two on the Form of the Earth, the Connection of Con- 

 tinents, and the Elevation of Ravines. 



Three on the Sea as an Elastic Fluid Garment of the 

 Earth. 



Ten on the Atmosphere, and the Distribution of Heat. 



One on the Distribution of Matter in General. 



Three on the Geography of Plants. 



Three on the Geography of Animals. 



Two on the Races of Men. 



These lectures formed the foundation of 

 the stupendous production, " The Cosmos." 

 Humboldt had previously delivered the same 

 course in Paris. 



