Neue Erdbeschreibung

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The Neue Erdbeschreibung was a significant multivolume work by Anton Friedrich Büsching, a German geographer and educator. Büsching aimed to establish a scientific basis for geography by emphasizing statistics over descriptive writing. His Neue Erdbeschreibung began publication in 1760, with only sections on Europe and part of Asia completed by the time of his death in 1793. An English translation, A New System of Geography, was published in six volumes in 1762, covering the initial parts of Büsching's work.1

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…100 publications was the multivolume Neue Erdbeschreibung, which began appearing in 1760. At his death only the sections dealing with Europe and a part of Asia had been published. A New System of Geography, a six-volume English translation of the first parts, was published in 1762.
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…100 publications was the multivolume Neue Erdbeschreibung, which began appearing in 1760. At his death only the sections dealing with Europe and a part of Asia had been published. A New System of Geography, a six-volume English translation of the first parts, was published in 1762.
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