 During this day I was particularly struck with a remark of Humboldt's, who often alludes to " the thin vapour which, without changing the transparency of the air, renders its tints more harmonious, and softens its effects.  The Gentleman's Magazine - Sida 3371818Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - 604 sidor
...Cordilleras. Beneath the fine sky of the south, the light, and the magic of the aerial hues, embellish a land almost destitute of vegetation. The Sun does...without changing the transparency of the air, renders it's tints more harmonious, softens the effects of the light, and diffuses over nature that calm, which... | |
 | 1818 - 646 sidor
...Cordilleras. Beneath the fine sky of the south, the light and the magic of the aerial hues, emhellish a land almost destitute of vegetation. The sun does not merely enlighten, it colours the ohjects, and wraps them in a thin vapour, which, without changing the transparency of the air, renders... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1822 - 592 sidor
...magic of the aerial hues, embellish a land almost destitute of vegetation. The Sun does not tnerely enlighten, it colours the objects, and wraps them...To explain this vivid impression, which the aspect df the scenery in the two Indias produces, even on coasts where there is little wood, it will be sufficient... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1826 - 610 sidor
...Cordilleras. Beneath the fine sky of the South, the light and the magic of the aerial hues embellish (even) a land almost destitute of vegetation. The Sun does...the transparency of the air, renders its tints more hanuonious, softens the effects of the light, and diffuses over nature that calm which is reflected... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 360 sidor
...Cordilleras. Beneath the fine sky of the south, the light and the magic of the aerial hues, embellish a land almost destitute of vegetation. The sun does...impression which the aspect of the scenery in the two Indias produces, even on coasts where there is little wood, it will be sufficient to recollect, that... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1846 - 396 sidor
...1 During this day I was particularly struck with a remark of Humboldt's, who often alludes to " the thin vapour which, without changing the transparency of the air, renders its tints more harmonious, and softens its effects." This is an appearance which I have never observed in the temperate zones.... | |
 | Robert Ellis (F.L.S.) - 1850 - 548 sidor
...not meet with in temperate zones. Baron Humboldt frequently alludes to it as a sort of thin haze or vapour, which, without changing the transparency of the air, renders its tints more harmonious, and softens its effects. This appearance was also noticed by Mr. Darwin. " The atmosphere," he says,... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1852 - 544 sidor
...Cordilleras. Beneath the bright sky of the south, the light, and the magie of the aerial hues, embellish a land almost destitute of vegetation. The sun does...the effects of the light, and diffuses over nature a placid calm, which is reflected in our • souls. To explain this vivid impression which the aspect... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1889 - 628 sidor
...1 During this day I was particularly struck with a remark of Humboldt's, who often alludes to "the thin vapour which, without changing the transparency of the air, renders its tints more harmonious, and softens its effects." This is an appearance which I have never observed in the temperate zones.... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1896 - 542 sidor
...tree? During this day I was particularly struck with a remark of Hurnboldt's, who often alludes to "the thin vapour which, without changing the transparency of the air, renders its tints more harmonious, and softens its effects." This is an appearance which I have never observed in the temperate zones.... | |
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