Polymath Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a self-described
'scientific traveller', was one of the most respected scientists of
his time. Humboldt's wanderlust led him across Europe and to South
America, Mexico, the U.S. and Russia, and his voyages and
observations resulted in the discovery of many species previously
unknown to Europeans. Originating as lectures delivered in Berlin
and Paris (1827 1828), his two-volume Cosmos: Sketch of a Physical
Description of the Universe (1845 1860) represented the culmination
of his lifelong interest in understanding the physical world. As
Humboldt writes, 'I ever desired to discern physical phenomena in
their widest mutual connection, and to comprehend Nature as a
whole, animated and moved by inward forces'. Volume 1 explains
celestial and terrestrial phenomena, while Volume 2, demonstrating
Humboldt's interest in representations of the natural world,
examines poetic descriptions of nature, landscape painting, and how
the physical universe was comprehended through history.
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