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Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe; Volume 2 (Foundations of Natural History)
Cosmos A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe Volume 2 - Foundations of Natural History
Author: Alexander von Humboldt
The first volume of Cosmos, his five-volume survey of the universe, appeared in 1845, though Humboldt had labored on the entire work for nearly half a century. He scrupulously sent sections of the work to other experts for suggestions and corrections. The last volume, put together from his notes after his death, appeared in 1861. The volumes wer...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801855030
ISBN-10: 0801855039
Publication Date: 5/12/1997
Pages: 375
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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