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Cosmos - Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe (Paperback): Alexander Von Humboldt

Cosmos - Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe (Paperback)

Alexander Von Humboldt; Edited by Edward Sabine

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences, Volume 1

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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 multi-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 (1846) investigates celestial and terrestrial phenomena, from nebulae to the temperature of the earth, as well as 'organic life'. Throughout, he stresses the method of, and limits to, describing the universe's physical nature.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences, Volume 1
Release date: June 2010
First published: March 2010
Authors: Alexander Von Humboldt
Editors: Edward Sabine
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-01363-5
Languages: English
Subtitles: German
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe
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LSN: 1-108-01363-5
Barcode: 9781108013635

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