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