Library of 19^th Century Science:
The Golden Age of Geology



COSMOS:


A SKETCH

of

A PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSE.


BY

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT.


Translated from the German by

E. C. OTTÉ

In Four Volumes.

VOL. I




New York:

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS

1858.

This electronic edition prepared by Dr. David C. Bossard
from original documents in his personal library.

December, 2005.

Copyright © 2005 by David C. Bossard.