. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 220 EUSSIA. IN EUROPE. town, doing a large export trade, especially in timber, cereals, flour, and receiving in excharge manufactured goods, colonial produce, and raw cotton for the spinning-mills of tlie interior. Abo was the seat of the National University from 1640 to 1827, and here Argelander composed, his valuable catalogue of the stars ; but the scholastic buildings and a library of 40,000 volumes having been destroyed by fire, the University was removed to Hehingfors. This city, birthplace of Nordenskjold, is at once the largest and finest
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 220 EUSSIA. IN EUROPE. town, doing a large export trade, especially in timber, cereals, flour, and receiving in excharge manufactured goods, colonial produce, and raw cotton for the spinning-mills of tlie interior. Abo was the seat of the National University from 1640 to 1827, and here Argelander composed, his valuable catalogue of the stars ; but the scholastic buildings and a library of 40,000 volumes having been destroyed by fire, the University was removed to Hehingfors. This city, birthplace of Nordenskjold, is at once the largest and finest town in Finland. It has some handsome edifices, churches, promenades, a park, and a Fis:. 106.— botanic garden, at present the northernmost on the globe, being a few miles nearer to the pole than those of Christiania, Upsala, and. St. Petersburg. The University is rich in documents relating to Finland, and has become the centre of considerable scientific activity. But it is not so important as might be supposed from the official returns, for hundreds inscribed on its registers reside outside the town, and even abroad. Seawards the place is defended by the formidable works. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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