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Excerpt from Cosmos, Vol. 2: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe I. The basin of the Mediterranean the starting-point of the attempts to extend the idea of the Cosmos. Subdivisions in the form of the ba sin. Importance oi the form of the Arabian Gulf. Intersection of two geognostic systems of elevation from n.e. To s.w., and from s.s.e. To n.n.w. Importance of the latter direction of the lines of intersection considered with reference to general international intercourse. An cient civilization of the nations dwelling round the Mediterranean. The Valley of the Nile, the ancient and modern kingdom of the Egyp tians. The tniciaus, a race who favored general intercourse, were the means of diti'using alphabetical writing (phoenician signs), coins as medium of currency, and the original Babylonian weights and meas ures. The science of numbers, arithmetic. The art of navigating by night. West African colonies - p. 130. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.