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239: 133: 397: 36: 288:, though he also introduced ideas that had come into thinking during the intervening decades. The work is divided into (1) absolute geography, (2) relative geography and (3) comparative geography. The first investigates mathematical facts relating to the earth as a whole, its figure, dimensions, motions, their measurement, etc. The second part considers the earth as affected by the sun and stars, 303:
Varenius, with the materials at his command, dealt with the subject of geography in a truly philosophic spirit; and his work long held its position as the best treatise in existence on scientific and comparative geography. The work went through many editions.
296:, the difference of apparent time at different places, variations in the length of the day, etc. The third part treats briefly the actual divisions of the surface of the earth, their relative positions, globe and map-construction, 280:, in which he endeavored to lay down the general principles of the subject on a wide scientific basis, according to the knowledge of his day. Varenius followed the 412: 274:), and chapters on the religions and customs of various peoples. Next year (1650) appeared, also through Elzevir, the work by which he is best known, his 259: 463: 417: 100: 337: 72: 238: 516: 79: 53: 119: 86: 328:; in 1750 a Dutch translation followed; in 1751 Osman b. Abdulemennan translated it into Turkish; and in 1755 a 68: 575: 57: 230:. He died in 1650, aged only twenty-eight, a victim to the privations and miseries of a poor scholar's life. 585: 545: 316:
issued another Cambridge edition with a valuable appendix; in 1733 the whole work was translated into
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by Dugdale; and in 1736 Dugdale's second edition was revised by Shaw. In 1716 an
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Europa und die Türkei im 18. Jahrhundert / Europe and Turkey in the 18th Century
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Geographia generalis, in qua affectiones generales telluris explicantur
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especially drew attention to Varen's genius and services to science.
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182:, where his father was court preacher to the duke of 308:introduced several important improvements into the 60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 268:Appendix de religione Siamensium, ex Descriptione 504: 488: 557: 435:Tijdschr. van het Nederl. Aandrijksk. Genotschap 359:(in Latin). Napoli: Bernardino Gessari. 1715. 226:and other geographers, attracted Varenius to 511:, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, p. 468, 332:version, from Shaw's edition, came out at 254:. In this was included a translation into 178:His early years (from 1627) were spent at 120:Learn how and when to remove this message 458: 407: 390: 388: 386: 237: 131: 186:. Varenius studied at the gymnasium of 14: 558: 464:"Literary attitudes toward mountains" 383: 166: – 1650) was a German 58:adding citations to reliable sources 29: 505:Schmidt-Haberkamp, Barbara (2011), 474:. Scribner: 253–260. Archived from 443:'s article "Bernhard Varenius," in 24: 525: 468:Dictionary of the History of Ideas 25: 597: 539: 433:H. Blink's paper on Varenius in 395: 34: 45:needs additional citations for 452: 445:Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 246:In 1649 he published, through 13: 1: 533:Bernhard Varenius (1622–1650) 498: 447:, vol. xxxix. (Leipzig, 1895) 7: 364: 347: 10: 602: 336:. Among later geographers 242:Geographia generalis, 1715 143: 312:edition of 1672; in 1715 252:Descriptio Regni Japoniae 222:, and his friendship for 138:Descriptio Regni Japoniae 531:Margret Schuchard (ed), 376: 233: 136:Frontispiece of Varen's 460:Nicolson, Marjorie Hope 418:Encyclopædia Britannica 173: 489:Schmidt-Haberkamp 2011 437:(1887), ser. ii. pt. 3 371:Volcanoes of the World 342:Alexander von Humboldt 243: 141: 576:People from Hitzacker 241: 135: 69:"Bernhardus Varenius" 413:Varenius, Bernhardus 356:Geographia generalis 324:edition appeared at 277:Geographia Generalis 190:(1640–1642), and at 54:improve this article 544:Varenius's (1650), 300:, navigation, etc. 152:Bernhardus Varenius 586:German geographers 552:Linda Hall Library 250:of Amsterdam, his 244: 142: 518:978-3-86234-795-7 286:Giuseppe Biancani 272:Iodoci Schoutenii 130: 129: 122: 104: 27:German geographer 16:(Redirected from 593: 521: 492: 486: 480: 479: 456: 450: 428:Geogr. Mittheil. 422: 401: 399: 398: 392: 360: 306:Sir Isaac Newton 260:Jodocus Schouten 218:and other Dutch 194:(1643–1645) and 125: 118: 114: 111: 105: 103: 62: 38: 30: 21: 601: 600: 596: 595: 594: 592: 591: 590: 581:German scholars 556: 555: 542: 528: 526:Further reading 519: 501: 496: 495: 487: 483: 457: 453: 411:, ed. (1911). " 396: 394: 393: 384: 379: 367: 353: 350: 236: 216:Willem Schouten 176: 149: 126: 115: 109: 106: 63: 61: 51: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 599: 589: 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 541: 540:External links 538: 537: 536: 527: 524: 523: 522: 517: 500: 497: 494: 493: 491:, p. 468. 481: 478:on 2006-03-27. 451: 449: 448: 438: 431: 409:Chisholm, Hugh 381: 380: 378: 375: 374: 373: 366: 363: 362: 361: 349: 346: 262:'s account of 235: 232: 175: 172: 156:Bernhard Varen 128: 127: 42: 40: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 598: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 563: 561: 554: 553: 549: 548: 534: 530: 529: 520: 514: 510: 509: 503: 502: 490: 485: 477: 473: 469: 465: 461: 455: 446: 442: 439: 436: 432: 429: 425: 424: 420: 419: 414: 410: 405: 404:public domain 391: 389: 387: 382: 372: 369: 368: 358: 357: 352: 351: 345: 343: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 301: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 282:Sphaera mundi 279: 278: 273: 271: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 240: 231: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 171: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 147: 139: 134: 124: 121: 113: 102: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: –  70: 66: 65:Find sources: 59: 55: 49: 48: 43:This article 41: 37: 32: 31: 19: 546: 543: 532: 507: 484: 476:the original 471: 467: 454: 444: 434: 427: 423:This cites: 416: 355: 302: 281: 275: 267: 251: 245: 224:Willem Blaeu 177: 164:Lower Saxony 155: 151: 150: 137: 116: 107: 97: 90: 83: 76: 64: 52:Please help 47:verification 44: 571:1650 deaths 566:1622 births 550:, from the 314:James Jurin 258:of part of 212:Abel Tasman 200:mathematics 146:Varena gens 560:Categories 499:References 284:(1620) of 248:L. Elzevir 220:navigators 192:Königsberg 168:geographer 80:newspapers 441:F. Ratzel 338:d'Anville 310:Cambridge 298:longitude 228:geography 208:Amsterdam 184:Brunswick 160:Hitzacker 158:) (1622, 110:June 2024 462:(1973). 365:See also 348:Editions 290:climates 204:medicine 18:Varenius 430:, 1880) 406::  322:Italian 318:English 294:seasons 270:Belgica 188:Hamburg 94:scholar 515:  400:  330:French 326:Naples 196:Leiden 180:Uelzen 140:(1649) 96:  89:  82:  75:  67:  377:Notes 334:Paris 256:Latin 234:Works 101:JSTOR 87:books 513:ISBN 340:and 264:Siam 202:and 174:Life 73:news 415:". 56:by 562:: 470:. 466:. 385:^ 292:, 214:, 170:. 162:, 472:3 266:( 154:( 148:. 123:) 117:( 112:) 108:( 98:· 91:· 84:· 77:· 50:. 20:)

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