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Book Summary
WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is
the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else.
There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the
South American coast, theres a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare
Humboldtianum on the moon. His colourful adventures read like something out of a
Boys Own story: Humboldt explored deep into the rainforest, climbed the worlds
highest volcanoes and inspired princes and presidents, scientists and poets
alike. Napoleon was jealous of him; Simon Bolivars revolution was fuelled by his
ideas; Darwin set sail on the Beagle because
- ISBN-13
- 9781848549005
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Publishing Date
- 2016-03
- Product Edition
- 1
- Total Pages
- 496
Invention Of Nature : The Adventures Of Alexander Von Humboldt The Lost Hero Of Science
by Andrea Wulf (Author),
John Murray Publishers Ltd (Publisher)
fictionfantasyyoung adultaward winning
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Book Summary
WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is
the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else.
There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the
South American coast, theres a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare
Humboldtianum on the moon. His colourful adventures read like something out of a
Boys Own story: Humboldt explored deep into the rainforest, climbed the worlds
highest volcanoes and inspired princes and presidents, scientists and poets
alike. Napoleon was jealous of him; Simon Bolivars revolution was fuelled by his
ideas; Darwin set sail on the Beagle because
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9781848549005
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Publishing Date
- 2016-03
- Product Edition
- 1
- Total Pages
- 496