Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2022-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 224 Humboldt, Alexander von 1769 1859 Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Von Humboldt, Alexander Humboldt, Alexandre de Sabine, Elizabeth Juliana 1807 1879 Aspects of nature, in different lands and different climates (Vol. 1 of 2) with scientific elucidations $aUnited Kingdom :$bLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,$c1849. Steppes and deserts -- Cataracts of the Orinoco -- Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forest -- Hypsometric addenda. Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Aspects of Nature, in Different Lands and Different Climates (Vol. 1 of 2)" by Alexander von Humboldt is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work captures the intricacies of nature across various geographical landscapes and climates, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of the environmental phenomena and their effects on human life. The author presents a thoughtful exploration of natural scenes, emphasizing the interplay of beauty and scientific insight gleaned from his travels. The opening of this volume features an elaborate preface by Humboldt, wherein he expresses his motivations for writing the text, which stem from firsthand experiences in regions like the Orinoco forests and the Venezuelan Steppes. He emphasizes the aim of imparting to readers the enjoyment derived from nature by presenting descriptions that are artistically and scientifically enriched. The subsequent section begins to outline the Steppes and Deserts, detailing their vastness, physical characteristics, and the unique climate that shapes these landscapes. Humboldt seeks to connect the natural world with human emotion, indicating that the contemplation of nature serves as a balm for life's difficulties, thus setting the stage for a deeper dive into the ecological and atmospheric phenomena across diverse terrains in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b29329668_0001 20190811124324humboldt 1849 GB Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science South America -- Description and travel Physical geography Plant morphology Q Text Category: Travel Writing Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Environmental Issues 570565 2025-07-26T12:43:10.016870 text/html 545430 2024-10-18T18:17:43 text/html 379634 2025-07-26T12:43:17.122331 application/epub+zip 383261 2025-07-26T12:43:11.194866 application/epub+zip 304492 2025-07-26T12:43:10.583905 application/epub+zip 519939 2025-07-26T12:43:21.692333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493828 2025-07-26T12:43:16.485396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415367 2022-09-30T07:59:21.388581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515953 2025-07-26T12:43:09.359922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 495742 2024-10-18T18:17:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19173 2025-07-26T12:43:21.908310 application/rdf+xml 13678 2025-07-26T12:43:10.750893 image/jpeg 2379 2025-07-26T12:43:10.668885 image/jpeg 337654 2025-07-26T12:43:10.058868 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia