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<dl><dd>Includes bibliographical references</dd>
<dd>Steppes and deserts -- Cataracts of the Orinoco -- Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forests -- Ideas for a physiognomy of plants -- On the structure and mode of action of volcanos in different parts of the earth -- Vital force, or the Rhodian genius -- The plateau of Caxamarca, the ancient capital of the Inca Atahuallpa, and first view of the Pacific from the ridge of the Andes</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Science; Natural history; Physical geography</div>
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<dl><dd>Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859</dd>
<dd>Otté, E. C. (Elise C.)</dd>
<dd>Bohn, Henry George, 1796-1884</dd></dl></div>
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