The invention of nature Alexander von Humboldt's new world

"The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world -- and in the process created modern environmentalism. Alexander von Humboldt (1769 -- 1859) was an intrepid explorer...

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Main Author:	Wulf, Andrea
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition:	First American Edition.
Subjects:	Humboldt, Alexander von, > 1769-1859. Scientists > Germany > Biography. Naturalists > Germany > Biography.
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