Views of natureEXPLANATORY ADDITIONS.Henry G. (Henry George) Bohn translationChapter navigation22 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACE BY THE PUBLISHER.AUTHOR’S PREFACE, TO THE FIRST EDITION.AUTHOR’S PREFACE, TO THE SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS.Introductory materialSUMMARY OF CONTENTS.ON STEPPES AND DESERTS.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.ON THE CATARACTS OF THE ORINOCO, Near Atures and Maypures.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.THE NOCTURNAL LIFE OF ANIMALS IN THE PRIMEVAL FOREST.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.HYPSOMETRIC ADDENDA.IDEAS FOR A PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.ON THE STRUCTURE AND MODE OF ACTION OF VOLCANOS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EARTH.EXPLANATORY ADDITIONS.VITAL FORCE, OR THE RHODIAN GENIUS.ILLUSTRATION AND NOTE.THE PLATEAU, OR TABLE-LAND, OF CAXAMARCA, THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF THE INCA ATAHUALLPA, AND THE FIRST VIEW OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, From the Ridge of the Andes.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.INDEX.Previous chapter ←ON THE STRUCTURE AND MODE OF ACTION OF VOLCANOS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EARTH.Next chapter →VITAL FORCE, OR THE RHODIAN GENIUS.All chapters and sections (22)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACE BY THE PUBLISHER.AUTHOR’S PREFACE, TO THE FIRST EDITION.AUTHOR’S PREFACE, TO THE SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS.Opening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsSUMMARY OF CONTENTS.ON STEPPES AND DESERTS.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.ON THE CATARACTS OF THE ORINOCO, Near Atures and Maypures.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.THE NOCTURNAL LIFE OF ANIMALS IN THE PRIMEVAL FOREST.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.HYPSOMETRIC ADDENDA.IDEAS FOR A PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.ON THE STRUCTURE AND MODE OF ACTION OF VOLCANOS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EARTH.EXPLANATORY ADDITIONS.VITAL FORCE, OR THE RHODIAN GENIUS.ILLUSTRATION AND NOTE.THE PLATEAU, OR TABLE-LAND, OF CAXAMARCA, THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF THE INCA ATAHUALLPA, AND THE FIRST VIEW OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, From the Ridge of the Andes.ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADDITIONS.INDEX.380◇← ON THE STRUCTURE AND MODE OF ACTION OF VOLCANOS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EARTH.VITAL FORCE, OR THE RHODIAN GENIUS. →