Opening of Nature. Alexander von Humboldt"s Travels
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Marked by a brilliant constellation of awards and prestigious awards from the most respected Western scientific communities and the media, the book tells about the life and activities of an outstanding personality-the German encyclopedist Alexander von Gumboldt (1769–1859), naturalist, zoologist and botanist, traveler and geographer, one of the founders of physical geography as independent science, as well as landscaping, environmental geography of plants, geomagnetism and climatology. His ideas were of great importance for the development of science, the sphere of protection of nature, understanding the connection of man and nature, art and nature, poetry and nature, politics and nature.
Based on many documentary sources, diaries, extensive correspondence, reports on the scientist’s trips, as well as the author’s own trips and surveys, not only the main milestones of the scientific biography, but also the character of Humboldt, his emotions, aspirations and weakness. Exciting intellectual biography, the most complete portrait of one of the most multifaceted naturalists in the world
Based on many documentary sources, diaries, extensive correspondence, reports on the scientist’s trips, as well as the author’s own trips and surveys, not only the main milestones of the scientific biography, but also the character of Humboldt, his emotions, aspirations and weakness. Exciting intellectual biography, the most complete portrait of one of the most multifaceted naturalists in the world
Author:
Author:Вульф А.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Detective Books
- Category:Adventure
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-13533-8
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