. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. AUSTEIA ON THE DANUBE. 37 to those of Paris in delicacy and harmony of colour, they are probably more i;howy and solid. Formerly, it is said, Vienna was intellectually an idle city. Men of science, authors, and poets of eminence were rare, and thought was sluggish. Only its musicians had achieved a world-wide fame. There are writers who blame the climate for this intellectual apathy. The sudden changes of temperature and the hot winds of the Adriatic, which find their way through breaches in the Alps, are said to have an enervating influence upon
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. AUSTEIA ON THE DANUBE. 37 to those of Paris in delicacy and harmony of colour, they are probably more i;howy and solid. Formerly, it is said, Vienna was intellectually an idle city. Men of science, authors, and poets of eminence were rare, and thought was sluggish. Only its musicians had achieved a world-wide fame. There are writers who blame the climate for this intellectual apathy. The sudden changes of temperature and the hot winds of the Adriatic, which find their way through breaches in the Alps, are said to have an enervating influence upon the inhabitants, and, whilst rendering them unfit for intellectual work, predispose them towards sensual enjoyment. But this is libelling the climate,* for since the Austrian Government has relaxed its " paternal " rule there has taken place an intellectual revival in Fie;. 23.—The Rectification of the Danube at Vienna. 14° 5\Long, LaW48°l3'. Lat. 4a''l5' l6°25'Lon&. |:|30 000 Proposed Quarters public, scientific, and literary life. The publications issued by the scientific societies of the city are of a high order, and in its educational institutions it need not fear comparison with its northern rival, the " City of ; Its university is the most frequented in all Germany. Its museums, libraries, and picture galleries abound in treasures, and form centres of attraction to every student. The gallery of paintings, for the present in the Belvedere, contains 1,700 paintings, all the gi'eat masters being represented. The Imperial Library consists of more than 300,000 volumes, including 12,000 incunables and 20,000 manuscripts. There are several other libraries (among them that of the university, with 220,000 volumes), a geological museum, a museum of natural history, and other collections. * Mean temperature, 50° F. ; mean of January, 29° F. ; mean of July, C8° Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page
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