Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe. E-book. Formato PDF - 9780259705420

Un ebook di Alexander von Humboldt edito da Forgotten Books, 2017

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Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe. E-book. Formato PDF ebook di Alexander von Humboldt

I. The basin of the Mediterranean the starting-point of the attempts to extend the idea of the Cosmos. Subdivisions in the form of the ba sin. Importance of the form of the Arabian Gulf. Intersection of two geognostic systems of elevation from N. E. To s.w., and from s.s.e. To n.n.w. Importance of the latter direction of the lines of intersection considered with reference to general international intercourse. An cient civilization of the nations dwelling round the Mediterranean. The Valley of the Nile, the ancient and modern kingdom of the Egyp. Tians. The Phoenicians, a race who favored general intercourse, were the means of di?'using alphabetical writing (phoenician signs), coins as medium of currency, and the original Babylonian weights and gneaso ures. The science of numbers, arithmetic. The art of navigating by night. West African colonies — p. 130.

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Titolo: Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe. E-book. Formato PDF
Autore: Alexander von Humboldt
Editore: Forgotten Books
Data di Pubblicazione: 21 Ottobre '17
Formato: PDF
Protezione: nessuna
ISBN-13: 9780259705420