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"A century and a half after its initial publication, the book remains a work of enduring value. Magnificently written, with an enduring message to convey Cosmos merits a place in the library of every person who wishes to be truly well educated in the history of the natural sciences." -- Science Books and Films

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"A century and a half after its initial publication, the book remains a work of enduring value. Magnificently written, with an enduring message to convey Cosmos merits a place in the library of every person who wishes to be truly well educated in the history of the natural sciences." -- Science Books and Films

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I CAN not more appropriately introduce the Cosmos than by presenting a brief sketch of the life of its illustrious author. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
physical cosmography, argillaceous mud, elastic vapors, cosmical bodies, climatic relations, argillaceous schist, nebulous spots, lava currents, elevated plateaux, meteoric masses, erupted rocks, granular limestone, cosmical body, planetary velocity, metamorphic action, southern declivity, meteoric stones, mica slate, secondary planets, aerial ocean, terrestrial portion, zodiacal light, external crust, comparative geography, subterranean noise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asie Centrale, South America, Annales de Chimie, New Continent, North America, Comptes Rendus, Elie de Beaumont, Leopold von Buch, William Herschel, Cape of Good Hope, Gustav Rose, South Sea, Aurora Borealis, Sir John Herschel, United States, Atlantic Ocean, Caspian Sea, Middle Ages, Polar Sea, Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Captain Hutton, New Holland, Western Europe, Altai Mountains, Charles Darwin New!
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