The invention of nature : the adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the lost hero of science
Wulf, Andrea2015
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps, Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today.
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Author:
Wulf, Andrea, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2015.
Collation:
xix, 473 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848548985 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2499396
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