Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography, while his advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement pioneered modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring.
Aspects of nature, in different lands and different climates (Vol. 1 of 2) / with scientific elucidations
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Aspects of nature, in different lands and different climates (Vol. 2 of 2) / with scientific elucidations
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Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1
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Letters of Alexander von Humboldt to Varnhagen von Ense. / From 1827 to 1858. With extracts from Varnhagen's diaries, and letters of Varnhagen and others to Humboldt
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Views of nature: or Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation / with scientific illustrations
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Born/died
1769 — 1859
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