 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 - Strona 3371818Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - Liczba stron: 604
...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 - Liczba stron: 646
...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 - Liczba stron: 592
...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 - Liczba stron: 610
...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 - Liczba stron: 360
...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 - Liczba stron: 396
...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 - Liczba stron: 548
...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 - Liczba stron: 544
...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 - Liczba stron: 628
...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 - Liczba stron: 542
...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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