COSMOS, VOL. II - World eBook Library

INDEX TO VOL. II.
ABA RIS, the Magician, myth of his
expeditious and '
guiding
'
arrow,
507.
Abdurahman I. (Caliph),
his promotion
of the study of botany, 588, 589.
Abeken, Rudolph, admirable work by,
'
Cicero, in his Letters,' 381.
Abelard. 6->2.
Abul Hassan Ali, of Morocco, an
Arabian astronomer, 585.
Abul Wefa, the Almagest of, 594.
Acosta, Joseph,
'
Natural and Moral
History of the Indies,' 635, 642, 658,
665, 668.
Adriaansz, Jacob, his claim to the
discovery of the telescope discussed,
699701.
Adrian (Emperor), 542; visit to his
various dominions, 549.
Adulis, inscription of, 660.
/Elian, description of the Vale of
Tempe, 380;
JEoliaus, their
506.
Natural History, 563.
mental characteristics,
Africa, early colonisation of its northern
coast, 480 482; early circumnavi-
settlements of the Phoe-
gation, 489 ;
nicians, 405 ; earliest comparison of
the African races with the Arian
races
531.
and the Indian aborigines,
A gathodaemon, 558.
Agesinax, hypothesis of the marks on
the moon's disc, 561.
Albertus, Magnus, 396, 449, 450, 602,
615, 617; his scientific researches
and writings, 618; commendation
of, by Dante, 618, 619.
Albinovanus, Pedo, heroic poem on the
deeds of Germanicus, 388, 389.
Albiruni (Arabian mathematician),
History of India, by, 594.
Alexander the Great, magnitude of the
influence of his campaigns, 516,
617,519, 520; their rapidity, 519;
unity and grandeur of his polity,
518; diversity of the countries he
traversed, 520, 522 ; views respecting
Alexandria and Babylon, 537.
Alexandria, its commercial greatnea
537; Alexandrian school of philosophy,
482; its scientific characteris-
tics, 541 ; museum and libraries
542, 543; myth of the burning
its library, 582.
Alexander of Aphrodisias, on distillation
of sea-water, 562, 589, 649.
Alexander VI. (Pope), his '
marcation,' 655
line of de-
Alhassen, Arabian geographer, 584,
591, 620.
Alliacus, Cardinal, his '
Picture of the
World,' 620, 621. 645.
Al-Mamuu (Caliph), translation of
numerous works from the Greek,
&c., 586, 587; measurement of a
degree, 594.
Alphabets,
505.
ancient, investigation of,
Alphabetical writing, spread of, by the
Phoenicians, its powerful influence
on civilisation and higher results,
490, 491.
Amber coast, visited by
the Phoeni-
cians, its probable locality, 492, 493 ;
amber trade, its origin and extension,
493, 494.
Amenemha III. formed Lake Mreris,
486.
America, discovery of, its influence on
men's imaginations, 420, 421, 635,
636; on the physical and mathematical
sciences, 569, 570, 612
615, 650680; accidental discovery
by the Northmen, 603; dates of its
discovery by the Spaniards and
Portuguese, 640 643 ; supposed
discovery by Madoc, 608^610; important
results of trivial circum-
stances in its discovery, 638, 639;
its discoverers and adventurers, Ame-
rigo Vespucci, 612 681; Balboa,
642646, 648; Columbus, 636
663; Cortez, 647, 648, 675; Gama,