Author: Alexander von HumboldtPublisher:
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Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt
Author: Alexander von HumboldtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt
Author: Alexander von HumboldtPublisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt
Author: Alexander von HumboldtPublisher:
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Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt
Author: Alexander von HumboldtPublisher:
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt: Being a Condensed Narrative of His Journeys in the Equinoctial Regions of America, and in Asiati
Author: W. MacgillivrayPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331680898
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Excerpt from The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt: Being a Condensed Narrative of His Journeys in the Equinoctial Regions of America, and in Asiatic Russia; Together With Analyses of His More Important Investigations Enlarged as this work now is by such necessary and valu able additions, the publisher confidently anticipates for it a still more favourable reception, and extended popularity, than it commanded 111 its original form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt
Author: Andrea WulfPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 1524747378
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 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 interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. His theories and ideas were profoundly influenced by a five-year exploration of South America. Now Andrea Wulf partners with artist Lillian Melcher to bring this daring expedition to life, complete with excerpts from Humboldt's own diaries, atlases, and publications. She gives us an intimate portrait of the man who predicted human-induced climate change, fashioned poetic narrative out of scientific observation, and influenced iconic figures such as Simón Bolívar, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, and John Muir. This gorgeous account of the expedition not only shows how Humboldt honed his groundbreaking understanding of the natural world but also illuminates the man and his passions.
The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt: Being a Condensed Narrative of His Journeys in the Equinoctial Regions of America, and in Asiatic Russia; Together with Analyses of His More Important Investigations
Author: Alexander von HumboldtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Travels and Researches of Alexander von Humboldt. Being a Condensed Narrative of His Journeys in the Equinoctial Regions of America, and in Asiatic Russia. Together with Analyses of His More Important Investigations
Author: William MacgillivrayPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336894519X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States
Author: Eleanor Jones HarveyPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691200807
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC September 18, 2020–January 3, 2021
TRAVELS & RESEARCHES OF ALEXAN
Author: Alexander Von 1769-1859 HumboldtPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781373268204
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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