Views of nature

Originaltitel
Ansichten der Natur
Författare
Mark W. Person Laura Dassow. Walls Stephen T. Jackson Alexander von Humboldt
(Alexander von Humboldt translated by Mark W. Person edited by Stephen T. Jackson and Laura Dassow Walls., Editor's preface -- Introduction: reclaiming consilience -- Translator's note -- Humboldt's Ansichten der Natur measurement units -- Views of Nature -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second and third editions -- Concerning the steppes and deserts -- Concerning the waterfalls of the Orinoco near Atures and Maypures -- The nocturnal wildlife of the primeval forest -- Hypsometric addenda -- Ideas for a physiognomy of plants -- Concerning the structure and action of volcanoes in various regions of the Earth -- The life force, or the Rhodian genius -- The plateau of Cajamarca, the old residential city of the Inca Atahualpa; first sight of the Pacific from the ridge of the Andes chain., Includes bibliographical references and index., Translated from the German.)
Genre
Ej skönlitteratur
Språk
Engelska
Förlag År Ort Om boken ISBN
The University of Chicago Press 2016 USA, Chicago, London viii, 313 pages 24 cm 978-0-226-42247-3