Flores en El Desierto

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

En este volumen se ofrece por primera vez la traducción al español de un texto del viajero austriaco del siglo XIX Isidore Löwenstern. Este volumen constituye un excelente retrato de la vida y costumbres del México de la época, así como de los lugares y situaciones de mayor importancia para el viajero. Es, además, una aproximación privilegiada, desde la perspectiva de un explorador de filiación monárquica y colonialista, al pensamiento que el hombre del viejo mundo guardaba sobre su contraparte extranjera.

Uno de los fines principales de este libro es dar a conocer las causas de los terremotos, la forma en que las ondas que generan se propagan, y cómo afectan el terreno y estructuras, así como los principios de riesgo y prevención sísmicos. "Ésta es -escribe el autor- la justificación y la finalidad de mi trabajo, en el cual se pretende presentar los principios de la sismología en forma cuidadosa, pero de tal manera que el lector no necesite de conocimientos especiales de física, matemáticas o geología para entenderlos."