Abstract
IT is now thirteen years since Dr. Neumayer issued his “Anleitung zu wissenschaftlichen Beobachtungen auf Reisen,” a joint production of himself and representatives of various departments of science, the geological section having been contributed by the present author. The volume now under consideration is virtually an enlarged and completely revised edition of that section, which it seemed desirable to publish separately. A re-issue of the complete work is, however, in contemplation. The qualifications which Von Richthofen possesses for the task he has undertaken are of no common order. Himself a traveller of wide experience, whose work on China deservedly ranks as one of the classics of geographical literature, he brings to bear upon his subject a wealth of practical knowledge combined with scientific attainment, in which few are his equals.
Führer für Forschungsreisende. Anleitungen zu Beobachtungen über Gegenstände der physischen Geographie und Geologie.
Von Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen. (Berlin: Oppenheim, 1886.)
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H., W. A Hand-Book for Travellers . Nature 37, 603 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/037603a0
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