Cosmos
Subtitle: A Sketch Of A Physical Description Of The Universe Part One 1858
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Published: October 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781417982301
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; Science; Science/Mathematics; Cosmology; Science / Cosmology
First sentence: WHEN the human mind first attempts to subject to its control the world of physical phenomena, and strives by meditative contemplation to penetrate the rich luxuriance of living nature, and the mingled web of free and restricted natural forces, man feels himself raised to a height from whence, as he embraces the vast horizon, individual things blend together in varied groups, and appear as if shrouded in a vapoury veil.