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A SKETCH 



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A PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSE. 



BY 



ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT. 



TBANSLATED FBOM THB OSRMAN, 



BY E. C OTTE. 



Katursa vero rerum vis atquo majestas in omnibus momentis fide caret, si quis modo 

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