The invention of nature :
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TextPublication details: London : John Murray, 2016Description: xxi, 473 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781848549005 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | Natural history | Adventure and adventurers -- History -- 19th century | ScienceDDC classification: 509.2 LOC classification: Q143Awards: 2015 Costa Biography AwardSummary: Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps, Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Books | Main Library Non-Fiction - General Stacks | 509.2 .W961 2015 | Available | 31531 |
Originally published: 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps, Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today.
2015 Costa Biography Award