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Page 56
... Humboldt This mode of treating his subjects , em- is connected with a hope and disappoint- phatically his own , has led many specialists ment of my own . I was then a student in to underrate Humboldt's familiarity with Munich . That ...
... Humboldt This mode of treating his subjects , em- is connected with a hope and disappoint- phatically his own , has led many specialists ment of my own . I was then a student in to underrate Humboldt's familiarity with Munich . That ...
Page 57
... Humboldt himself , was stil ! active and ardent in research . His salon , frequented by statesmen , scholars , and ar- tists , was , at the same time , the gathering- place of all the most original thinkers in Paris ; and the pleasure ...
... Humboldt himself , was stil ! active and ardent in research . His salon , frequented by statesmen , scholars , and ar- tists , was , at the same time , the gathering- place of all the most original thinkers in Paris ; and the pleasure ...
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... Humboldt showed that the aver - affection of a King whose court he did not age elevation of the earth , estimated by respect and whose weaknesses he keenly felt . LaPlace at more than 1000 mètres , could But let us remember that his ...
... Humboldt showed that the aver - affection of a King whose court he did not age elevation of the earth , estimated by respect and whose weaknesses he keenly felt . LaPlace at more than 1000 mètres , could But let us remember that his ...
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