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Erdkunde – Archive for Scientific Geography is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of geography published at the University of Bonn (Germany). Articles have been published in English since 2008. Since September 2016, the journal is available online and open access. All articles are available for free immediately and publication fees ...
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Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition First page of the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition Language British English Release number 11 Subject General Publisher Horace Everett Hooper Publication date 1910–1911 Publication place United States Media type Print and digital Preceded by Encyclopædia Britannica Tenth Edition Followed by Encyclopædia Britannica Twelfth Edition ...
The Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin (Berlin Geographical Society) was founded in 1828 and is the second oldest geographical society. It was founded by some of the foremost geographers of its time. The founder Carl Ritter and the founding member Alexander von Humboldt can also be considered the founders of modern scientific geography.
(Link includes vols. 2-4, 6-9, 11-12) New American Comprehensive Encyclopedia (1906) (Link includes vols. 1, 3 and 4) Century Book of Facts (1902) a quasi-annual one volume work Universal Manual of Ready Reference (1904) New Century Book of Facts (1909) Collier's New Encyclopedia (1902) University Encyclopaedia of Twentieth Century Knowledge (1902)
The mass of the oceans is approximately 1.35 × 10 18 metric tons or about 1/4400 of Earth's total mass. The oceans cover an area of 361.8 million km 2 (139.7 million sq mi) with a mean depth of 3,682 m (12,080 ft), resulting in an estimated volume of 1.332 billion km 3 (320 million cu mi).
A new edition of Cosmos released in Germany in 2004 received avid reviews, renewing Humboldt's prominence in German society. [11] German media outlets hailed the largely forgotten Humboldt as a new avatar figure for German national renewal and a model cosmopolitan ambassador of German culture and civilization for the twenty-first century.