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Cosmos, a sketch of a physical description of the universe / By Alexander von Humboldt ; translated from the German, by E.C. Otté [B.H. Paul and W.S. Dallas].

  • Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
Date:
1849
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Credit: Cosmos, a sketch of a physical description of the universe / By Alexander von Humboldt ; translated from the German, by E.C. Otté [B.H. Paul and W.S. Dallas]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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