To discover the true leading principles in the disposition of the mountains of Asia--the harmony of mountain formation--now became a question which for years absorbed my attention.
Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “To discover the true leading principles in the disposition of the mountains of Asia--the harmony of mountain…”
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Kropotkin reflects on the importance of understanding the principles of mountain formation in Asia.
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