Excerpt from Physical Geography in Its Relation to the Prevailing Winds and Currents The work which I have undertaken would evidently not be complete without generalization without generalization, it would have been impossible for me to attempt anything like a systematic explanation of my subject, or to enter into the important question of cause: but to that generalization I have been guided by thousands and thousands of independent and detailed observations, careless of any theory to which it and they might conduct me. 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.