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OverviewExcerpt from Hints and Notes, Practical and Scientific for Travellers in the Alps, Being a Revision of the General Introduction to the Alpine Guide As high mountain countries, and the Alps in particular, abound with phenomena new and striking to the intelligent Observer, there is a constant increase in the number of those who, without under taking systematic research, are led to desire further information respecting the structure of the earth's surface, and the causes that have uplifted the mountain ranges, or the laws that regulate the cir culation of heat and moisture, which maintain what may be called the inanimate life of our planet, or the animal and vegetable forms that exhibit in apparently inhospitable regions so rich a variety. 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Ball B CoolidgePublisher: Forgotten Books Imprint: Forgotten Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.395kg ISBN: 9780484326179ISBN 10: 0484326171 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 07 September 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In stock Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |