The Invention of Nature
The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science: Costa & Royal Society Prize Winner
Andrea Wulf
The book chronicles the life and explorations of Alexander von Humboldt, a pioneering naturalist and explorer whose ideas changed the way we understand the natural world. It delves into his influential travels, his relationships with iconic figures of his time, and his visionary environmental concepts that predated modern ecological thinking.
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