The Passage To Cosmos

Alexander Von Humboldt And The Shaping Of America

by Laura Dassow Walls
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, November of 2011 ‧
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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.

The Passage To Cosmos

Alexander Von Humboldt And The Shaping Of America

by Laura Dassow Walls

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226871837
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: November of 2011
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 424
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > History and Scientific Methodology
EAN: 9780226871837