Bibliograph

The invention of nature, Alexander von Humboldt's new world, Andrea Wulf

Type

Label

The invention of nature, Alexander von Humboldt's new world, Andrea Wulf

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The invention of nature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

911240481

Responsibility statement

Andrea Wulf

Sub title

Alexander von Humboldt's new world

Summary

With this brilliantly researched and compellingly written book, Andrea Wulf shows the myriad fundamental ways in which Humboldt created our understanding of the natural world, and she champions a renewed interest in this vital and lost player in environmental history and science

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Part 1. Departure: Emerging ideas -- Part 2. Arrival: Collecting ideas -- Part 3. Return: Sorting ideas -- Part 4. Influence: Spreading ideas -- Part 5. New worlds: Evolving ideas

Target audience

adult

Classification