Cosmos

Informationen zum Autor Explorer, courtier, laboratory scientist, and internationally acclaimed author, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) embodied the Enlightenment ieal as well as anyone in his age. He built a lasting reputation on the effectiveness of his methods, the quality of his writings, and the strength of his friendships with the likes of Goethe, John C. Fremont, Samual Morse, and Charles Lyell. His influence in Europe and the United States—as scientist, geographer, and social critic—was immense. Klappentext Previously published: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858. Zusammenfassung This paperback edition reprints the Harper & Brothers edition, published in New York in 1858-59.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alexander Humboldt, Alexander Von Humboldt, Alexander Von Humboldt
• Mitarbeit: Rupke Nicolaas A. (Einführung)
• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 12.05.1997
• EAN: 9780801855023
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-5502-3
• Seiten: 375
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 205 mm x 25 mm
• Serien: Cosmos; Cosmos; Foundations of Natural History
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik; Ratgeber > Natur; Die Natur: Sachbuch, NATURE / General, Astronomie, Raum und Zeit, SCIENCE / History, Science, SCIENCE / Astronomy, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology