A detailed portrait of German naturalist and adventurer Alexander Humboldt describes his seminal five-year and six-thousand-mile scientific exploration of South America, chronicling his expedition through the Amazon and over the Andes, his extraordinary catalog of sixty thousand plants, his study of the ancient cultures of the region, and his influence on science. 30,000 first printing.
Humboldt's Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Latin American Journey that Changed the Way We See the World
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- UPC:
- 9781592400522
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 2004-04-12
- Release Date:
- 2004-04-12
- Author:
- Gerard Helferich
- Language:
- english