A Compleat System of General Geography, Vol. 2: Explaining the Nature and Properties of the Earth (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Bernhard Varenius

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484130463 ISBN 13: 9780484130462

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Discover how early geography explains the Earth, its shape, and the restless seas that touch every coast.

This edition surveys the earth’s form, measurement, and the forces that move its oceans, winds, and storms, with practical methods for reading maps and understanding planetary motion.

This classic work collects historical theories and modern additions that sharpen the reader’s view of the world. It combines explanations of the earth’s figure with hands-on demonstrations of geometry, astronomy, and hydrography, while addressing how new ideas alter traditional maps and names.

• How tides work and what moves them, including the Moon’s influence and observed variations around different shores.
• Descriptions of winds and storms, from distant seas to coastal climates, and how they shape voyages.
• Approaches to measuring the earth—its size, surface, and volume—through historical methods and newer refinements.
• Editorial choices that align old Latin names with modern English maps and add an index for easy reference.

Ideal for readers of classic scientific treatises, navigators, and students curious about the foundations of geography and celestial reasoning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484130463
• ISBN 13: 9780484130462
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 568