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... regions . Humboldt's name ought , therefore , to be placed at the side of Albertus Magnus , Roger Bacon , Vincent de Beauvais , Columbus , and Gama . The two latter are the discoverers of that space from which Humboldt dispersed the ...
... regions . Humboldt's name ought , therefore , to be placed at the side of Albertus Magnus , Roger Bacon , Vincent de Beauvais , Columbus , and Gama . The two latter are the discoverers of that space from which Humboldt dispersed the ...
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... regions , which was accounted for by the liberated heat of down - crushed masses of mountains , and similar causes ; he recognized the more im- portant activity of volcanic powers in the bowels of the former earth , and concluded , in a ...
... regions , which was accounted for by the liberated heat of down - crushed masses of mountains , and similar causes ; he recognized the more im- portant activity of volcanic powers in the bowels of the former earth , and concluded , in a ...
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... regions , from the Gali- pagos to the Pelew Islands , is nearly two - fifths . of the whole circumference of the globe , pre- sents fewer smoking volcanoes , fewer openings through which the interior of the planet still maintains active ...
... regions , from the Gali- pagos to the Pelew Islands , is nearly two - fifths . of the whole circumference of the globe , pre- sents fewer smoking volcanoes , fewer openings through which the interior of the planet still maintains active ...
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... region , how bereaved art thou , These starry splendours banish'd from thy sight ! * The hitherto prosperous passage of Humboldt and his companion assumed an alarming aspect in consequence of a malignant fever which seized several of ...
... region , how bereaved art thou , These starry splendours banish'd from thy sight ! * The hitherto prosperous passage of Humboldt and his companion assumed an alarming aspect in consequence of a malignant fever which seized several of ...
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... regions , they proceeded soon afterwards to the missions of the Chaymas Indians , a district of wonderful plants and animals , and a people still in their primitive condition . They passed through a district covered by trees of gigantic ...
... regions , they proceeded soon afterwards to the missions of the Chaymas Indians , a district of wonderful plants and animals , and a people still in their primitive condition . They passed through a district covered by trees of gigantic ...
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