TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wulf,Andrea
TI  - The invention of nature: the adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the lost hero of science 
SN  - 9781848549005 (pbk.) :
AV  - Q143 
U1  - 509.2 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - John Murray
KW  - Humboldt, Alexander von,
KW  - Natural history
KW  - Adventure and adventurers
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Science
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Originally published: 2015; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -