Articoli correlati a The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander...
The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science - Brossura
- EditoreJohn Murray
- Data di pubblicazione2015
- ISBN 10 1473628792
- ISBN 13 9781473628793
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Valutazione libreria
Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo
I migliori risultati di ricerca su AbeBooks
Foto dell'editore
The Invention of Nature - The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science
Editore:
Hachette
(2015)
ISBN 10: 1473628792
ISBN 13: 9781473628793
Antico o usato
Paperback
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Paperback. 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. His colourful adventures read like something out of a Boy's Own story: Humboldt explored deep into the rainforest, climbed the world's highest volcanoes and inspired princes and presidents, scientists and poets alike. Napoleon was jealous of him; Simon Bolivar's revolution was fuelled by his ideas; Darwin set sail on the Beagle because of Humboldt; and Jules Verne's Captain Nemo owned all his many books. He simply was, as one contemporary put it, 'the greatest man since the Deluge'. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps - racing across anthrax-infected Russia or mapping tropical rivers alive with crocodiles - Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today. Humboldt predicted human-induced climate change as early as 1800, and The Invention of Nature traces his ideas as they go on to revolutionize and shape science, conservation, nature writing, politics, art and the theory of evolution. He wanted to know and understand everything and his way of thinking was so far ahead of his time that it's only coming into its own now. Alexander von Humboldt really did invent the way we see nature. Secondhand. Very Good Condition. Some yellowing, but unread. Codice articolo 23761232
Compra usato
EUR 22,07
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science: Costa & Royal Society Prize Winner
Editore:
John Murray
(2015)
ISBN 10: 1473628792
ISBN 13: 9781473628793
Antico o usato
Brossura
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Codice articolo M01473628792-G
Compra usato
EUR 54,44
Convertire valuta