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Faszinierende Farben der Vegetation, endlose Weiten der Wüste, nächtliches Tierleben im Urwald: Viele Jahre lang reiste Humboldt durch den amerikanischen Kontinent, beobachtete, untersuchte und skizzierte. Dabei interessierte ihn nicht nur Naturforschung, sondern ihn trieb die Frage nach dem großen Ganzen an. Dokumentiert hat er dies in seinen 1808 erschienenen Aufsätzen, in denen sich die sinnliche Wahrnehmung von Natur auf einzigartige Weise...

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), der »deutsche Columbus« und große Naturforscher des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts, wissenschaftlicher Entdecker Lateinamerikas, Besteiger des Chimborazo und der letzte Universalgelehrte Europas. Er war der Glücksfall eines deutschen Europäers und Kosmopoliten, der die Ideen der Französischen Revolution, die Vorstellung von Freiheit, Gleichheit und Brüderlichkeit zu seinem Lebensinhalt machte und sich auf die Seit...

This 1850 English translation presents engaging popular essays on geography and science, originally published 1808, in their third, 1849, edition.

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An 1824 translation and abridgement, with a focus on mining and natural resources, of Humboldt's major works on central America.

A seven-volume English translation, published 1814 1829, of a major work describing Humboldt's 1799 1805 scientific expedition to South America.

Humboldt vividly describes the geography and culture of Latin America in this 1810 travelogue, published in English translation in 1814.

A seven-volume English translation, published 1814 1829, of a major work describing Humboldt's 1799 1805 scientific expedition to South America.

A seven-volume English translation, published 1814 1829, of a major work describing Humboldt's 1799 1805 scientific expedition to South America.

A seven-volume English translation, published 1814 1829, of a major work describing Humboldt's 1799 1805 scientific expedition to South America.

A seven-volume English translation, published 1814 1829, of a major work describing Humboldt's 1799 1805 scientific expedition to South America.

Humboldt vividly describes the geography and culture of Latin America in this 1810 travelogue, published in English translation in 1814.

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Previously published: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

Von Humboldt's two-volume study represents a significant and important contribution to the general understanding of the physical world in the nineteenth century. Volume 2, demonstrating Humboldt's interest in representations of the natural world, examines poetic descriptions of nature, landscape painting, and how the physical universe was comprehended through history.

Investigating the relationship between the 'general and the special' in nature, Humboldt's Cosmos constitutes an original contribution to modern science.