Who published the Geographia Generalis in 1650?
ABernhardus Varenius
BAlexander Humboldt
CClaudius Ptolemy
DWilliam D. Pattison
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Bernhardus Varenius
1. The first edition of the Geographia Generalis appeared in 1650.
2. It was by Bernhardus Varenius.
3. Kant and Ritter are linked to later geography, and Harrison invented a chronometer.
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