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

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura Dassow Walls, Walls Laura Dassow
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2009
• EAN: 9780226871820
• ISBN: 978-0-226-87182-0
• Pagine: 424
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, History of Science, Geographical discovery and exploration