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A longing for wide and unknown things : the life of Alexander von Humboldt

by Maren Meinhardt

This biography examines the life of scientist Alexander von Humboldt during the German Romantic era. It analyses his South American travels and his pursuit of an all-encompassing approach to science that sought to discover the limits of nature and the self.

Accession 13350 ISBN 9781849048903 Publisher Hurst & Company
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