Author: David Page

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-13

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 9781330060971

Excerpt from Advanced Text-Book of Physical Geography "Of all the natural objects of the world, the surface of the earth is that with which we are test acquainted, and most interested. It is here that man has the disposal of nature so much at his will; tut here, man, in disposing of things at the pleasure of his will, must learn by studying nature what most will conduce to the success of his design, or to the happy economy of his existence." - Hutton's Theory of the Earth. "In considering the study of physical phenomena, not merely in its bearings on the material wants of life, but in its general influence on the intellectual advancement of mankind, we find its noblest and most important result to be a knowledge of the chain of connection by which all natural forces are linked together and made mutually dependent upon each other; and it is the perception of these relations that exalts our views and ennobles our enjoyments." - Humboldt's Cosmos. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.