Vselennaya i Chelovechestvo (The Universe and Humanity), Volume I – Second Half
Published in St. Petersburg in 1903 by the publisher "Просвещение" (Prosveshchenie), this is the second half of Volume I of one of the most ambitious Russian scientific encyclopedias of the early 20th century, translated from German and edited by Professor Ya. S. Gogelya.
This section (pages 129–516) contains richly illustrated chapters on:
- Geophysics and Meteorology
- The Earth's crust and its relation to mankind
- Seismic phenomena, volcanoes, and the structure of the Earth
- Atmospheric pressure, weather systems, moon phases
Highlights:
- Over 40 full-page illustrations, including:
- Colored diagram of volcano cross-section
- Colored moon phases chart
- Yellowstone and glacial valleys
- Vesuvius eruption (1724)
- Detailed geological and seismic maps
- Meteorological tables (1903) from the Russian Imperial Physical Observatory
- Printed in Russian (pre-reform orthography)
- Includes full index of illustrations and plates
Physical Details:
- Hardcover with quarter leather binding, spine titled "Всел. и Челов." (1903)
- Pages 129–516 bound as single volume
- Binding solid; moderate edge wear and toning
- One color plate has a tear but is complete
- All plates and figures appear to be present as per index
Collector Relevance:
This volume offers a unique glimpse into early Russian scientific communication, combining European geoscientific knowledge with richly engraved illustrations and color lithographs. Ideal for collectors of:
- Russian science and publishing history
- Pre-revolutionary natural science books
- Geological and meteorological ephemera
Второй раздел первого тома энциклопедии «Вселенная и человечество» (СПб, 1903) — более 40 литографий, карт и таблиц по геофизике, метеорологии, вулканам и строению Земли.
Tsarist Russia, geology, volcano, seismology, meteorology, Russian lithograph, illustrated science book, Earth sciences, 1903, moon phases, atmospheric pressure, Krakatoa, Vesuvius, Russian scientific atlas, Gogelya, Krämer
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