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with metallic substances the fissures of the Uralian 

 and Altaic chains. 



It is not the custom of our author to detail per- 

 sonal adventures, his object being to give a scientific 

 character to his narrative ; and for this reason his 

 relations may be less interesting to many readers 

 than some of the travels and voyages which have of 

 late been so profusely offered to the public. He is 

 at present engaged in preparing an account of his 

 Asiatic tour, the full details of which will appear 

 under the general title of " A Journey to the Uralian 

 Range, the Mountains of Kolyvan, the Frontier of 

 Chinese Zungaria, and the Caspian Sea, made by 

 Order of the Emperor of Russia, in 1829, by A. de 

 Humboldt, G. Ehrenberg, and G. Rose." It will 

 consist of three distinct works : 1. A geological and 

 physical view of the north-west of Asia, observa- 

 tions of terrestrial magnetism, and results of astro- 

 nomical geography, by Baron Humboldt. 2. The 

 mineralogical and geological details, the results of 

 chymical analysis, and the narrative of the journey, 

 by M. Rose. 3. The botanical and zoological part, 

 with observations on the distribution of plants and 

 animals, by M. Ehrenberg. 



Any formal eulogy on our illustrious author must 

 be altogether unnecessary, for his renown has ex- 

 tended over all parts of the civilized world ; and, at 

 the present day, there is not a man of science in 

 Europe whose name is more familiar. Long after 

 his career shall have terminated, Humboldt will be 

 remembered as one of the chief ornaments of an 

 age peculiarly remarkable in the history of the 

 world 



