| #1205529 in Books | Gotham | 2005-03-17 | 2005-03-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.75 x5.25l, | File type: PDF | 384 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A good recounting of an old story|By cambridge00|A nice recounting of Humboldt's time in the Americas, with some brief discussion of before and after. Another reviewer complained that there was nothing new, and that is probably true, but this is still a readable account of the story. I read Douglas Botting's book with a similar name, and this was written better, with more detai|From Publishers Weekly|His name may be vaguely familiar, although you may not know why. But in his time, Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was an explorer and scientist of unparalleled fame, whose work largely inspired Charles Darwin and influenced the co
The thrilling story of the charismatic explorer whom Simon Bolivar called "the true discoverer of South America" and the daring expedition that altered the course of science
From 1799 to 1804, German naturalist and adventurer Alexander von Humboldt conducted the first extensive scientific exploration of Latin America. At the completion of his arduous 6,000-mile journey, he was feted by Thomas Jefferson, presented to Napoleon and, after the publication of his...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Humboldt's Cosmos | Gerard Helferich. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
