Project Gutenberg 2008-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 69 Semper, C. (Carl) 1832 1893 Semper, Karl Gottfried Semper, Carl Karsten, Gustav 1820 1900 Die Philippinen und ihre Bewohner Sechs Skizzen Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (The digitized holdings of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin are available free of charge for non-commercial use for all interested parties worldwide.) "Die Philippinen und ihre Bewohner" by C. Semper is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work provides a series of sketches based on lectures about the geography, history, and natural conditions of the Philippines, including insights into its people and their interactions with the environment. The author likely aims to offer a comprehensive understanding of the archipelago's unique features and challenges. The opening of the book introduces the geographical layout of the Philippines, detailing its major islands and their topographical features, particularly focusing on the volcanic activity that shapes the landscape. Semper describes various volcanoes, including Serangani, Davao, and Taal, while emphasizing the natural disasters that can devastate the region, such as earthquakes, cholera, and volcanic eruptions. The chapter sets a detailed tone for examining the dynamic relationship between the islands’ natural phenomena and the lives of their inhabitants, establishing a foundational understanding of the complexities that define Philippine life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Philippines -- Description and travel Physical geography -- Philippines Ethnology -- Philippines Natural history -- Philippines DS Text DE Sachbuch Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Travel & Geography 576442 576454 2024-09-10T13:17:54.001709 2023-09-11T06:27:25.860125 text/html text/html 589493 2015-05-03T14:06:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1207127 2015-05-03T14:06:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1262395 2024-09-10T13:18:07.492694 application/epub+zip 1292268 2024-09-10T13:17:56.844726 application/epub+zip 267304 2024-09-10T13:17:55.406698 application/epub+zip 1524780 2024-09-10T13:18:12.927616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1506065 2024-09-10T13:18:06.083736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380231 2022-09-11T12:09:30.437604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392668 392380 2024-09-10T13:17:51.525735 2023-09-11T06:27:23.138092 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 388968 2015-05-03T14:06:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141644 2015-05-03T14:06:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20359 2024-09-10T13:18:13.111610 application/rdf+xml 18129 2024-09-10T13:17:55.560695 image/jpeg 2406 2024-09-10T13:17:55.483694 image/jpeg 1198873 2024-09-10T13:17:54.067732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia