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The Passage to Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Shaping of America Laura Dassow Walls
The Passage to Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Shaping of America
Laura Dassow Walls
Explorer, scientist, writer, and humanist, Alexander von Humboldt was the most famous intellectual of the age that began with Napoleon and ended with Darwin. This title traces Humboldt's ideas for "Cosmos" to his 1799 journey to the Americas, where he first experienced the diversity of nature and of the world's people.
424 pages, 22 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 15, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226871837 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 424 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 154 × 28 mm · 654 g |
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