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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xix, 473 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
A portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.
Author
Publisher
Highbridge Company
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
11 CDs ( 14 hrs. ) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Alexander von Humboldt was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether climbing the highest volcanoes in the world or racing through anthrax-infested Siberia. He came up with a radical vision of nature, that it was a complex and interconnected global force and did not exist for man's use alone. Ironically, his ideas have become so accepted and widespread that he...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 32 cm
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Invention of Nature, comes a breathtakingly illustrated and brilliantly evocative recounting of Alexander Von Humboldt's five year expedition in South America. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, but his most revolutionary idea was a radical vision of nature as a complex and...
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