The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world /
Wulf, Andrea.
The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world / by Andrea Wulf. - First American Edition. - xix, 473 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- Part 1. Departure: Emerging ideas -- Part 2. Arrival: Collecting ideas -- Part 3. Return: Sorting ideas -- Part 4. Influence: Spreading ideas -- Part 5. New worlds: Evolving ideas.
9780385350662 (hardcover)
2015017505
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
Scientists--Germany--Biography.
Naturalists--Germany--Biography.
Q143.H9 / W85 2015
509.2 B
The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world / by Andrea Wulf. - First American Edition. - xix, 473 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- Part 1. Departure: Emerging ideas -- Part 2. Arrival: Collecting ideas -- Part 3. Return: Sorting ideas -- Part 4. Influence: Spreading ideas -- Part 5. New worlds: Evolving ideas.
9780385350662 (hardcover)
2015017505
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.
Scientists--Germany--Biography.
Naturalists--Germany--Biography.
Q143.H9 / W85 2015
509.2 B