Buch, Englisch, 490 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 685 g
Or Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation
Buch, Englisch, 490 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 685 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
ISBN: 978-1-108-03735-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intellectual giant: an explorer who helped lay the foundations of biogeography, a naturalist who influenced Charles Darwin, and a botanist who developed a model of the Earth's climate zones. He travelled extensively in Europe, carried out scientific explorations across the Russian Empire and in Latin America, and devoted much energy to seeking a unified view of the different branches of scientific knowledge. Ansichten der Natur, published in 1808 with a second edition in 1826, aimed to 'engage the imagination' as well as to communicate new ideas, and was translated into many European languages. This authorised translation of the third and final 1849 edition, dating from Humboldt's eightieth year, was published in 1850, though another English translation (by Mrs Sabine) had appeared the previous year. The wide coverage, including geology, geography and biology, is typical of Humboldt, as is the precise and engaging style.
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Publisher's preface
Author's preface to the first edition
Author's preface to the second and third editions
Summary of contents
Steppes and deserts
Cataracts of the Orinoco
Nocturnal life of animals in the primeval forest
Ideas for a physiognomy of plants
On the structure and mode of action of volcanos in different parts of the Earth
Vital force, or the Rhodian genius
The plateau of Caxamarca, the ancient capital of the Inca Atahuallpa, and first view of the Pacific from the ridge of the Andes
Index.
