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 |