Cosmos - Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe

Klappentext Investigating the relationship between the 'general and the special' in nature, Humboldt's Cosmos constitutes an original contribution to modern science. Zusammenfassung Von Humboldt's two-volume study represents a significant and important contribution to the general understanding of the physical world in the nineteenth century. Volume 2! demonstrating Humboldt's interest in representations of the natural world! examines poetic descriptions of nature! landscape painting! and how the physical universe was comprehended through history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Incitements to the study of nature; 1. Poetic descriptions of nature; 2. Landscape painting; 3. Culture of characteristic exotic plants; 4. History of the physical contemplation of the universe; Notes; Index.

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• Authors: von Humboldt Alexander, Alexander von Humboldt, Alexander Von Humboldt
• Assisted by: Edward Sabine (Editor), Sabine Edward (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2010
• EAN: 9781108013642
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01364-2
• No. of pages: 514
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cosmos 2 Volume Paperback Set; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; Cosmos 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology