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Essay on the Geography of Plants
Alexander Von Humboldt
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Paperback. Represents the first articulation of an integrative "science of the earth," encompassing most of today's environmental sciences. This title introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance. Editor(s): Jackson, Stephen T. Translator(s): Romanowski, Sylvie. Num Pages: 286 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799-1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aime Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church. The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after von Humboldt's return, and first among them was the 1807 "Essay on the Geography of Plants." Among the most cited writings in natural history, after the works of Darwin and Wallace, this work appears here for the first time ... Read more
The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799-1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aime Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church. The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after von Humboldt's return, and first among them was the 1807 "Essay on the Geography of Plants." Among the most cited writings in natural history, after the works of Darwin and Wallace, this work appears here for the first time ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226054735
SKU
V9780226054735
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About Alexander Von Humboldt
Stephen T. Jackson is professor of botany and ecology at the University of Wyoming, Laramie. Sylvie Romanowski is professor of French literature at Northwestern University.
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