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Laura Dassow Walls, Walls Laura Dassow

Passage to Cosmos - Alexander Von Humboldt and the Shaping of America

English · Hardback

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Zusammenfassung Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people.

Product details

Authors	Laura Dassow Walls, Walls Laura Dassow
Publisher	University Of Chicago Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.08.2009

EAN	9780226871820
ISBN	978-0-226-87182-0
No. of pages	424
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general) Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, History of Science, Geographical discovery and exploration

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