Alexander Von Humboldt
Author
Language
English
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Description
The German naturalist and explorer chronicles his 1799 expedition to Central and South America in this classic work of natural history.
While the influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769—1859) looms large over the natural sciences, his legacy reaches far beyond the field notebooks of naturalists. Humboldt's 1799—1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aimé Bonpland not only set the course for the great scientific...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A new hardcover selection of the best writings of the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world. Selected and introduced by Andrea Wulf. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether he was climbing volcanoes in the Andes, racing through anthrax-infected Siberia, or publishing groundbreaking best...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
'Great journeys' allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries and into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. It contains accounts from writers who saw astounding things such as walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, and much more.
Author
Series
Harper's family library volume no. 54
Publisher
J. & J. Harper
Pub. Date
1833
Language
English
