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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World, by Andrea Wulf
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| Date: | 2016-03-02 22:01:34 |
| Blog: | Mountain Beltway  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2016/03/02/the-invention-of-nature-alexander-von-humboldts-new-world-by-andrea-wulf/ |
Summary:
This is the second Andrea Wulf book I’ve read in the past month. It’s a biography of a great naturalist and popularizer of science and travel writing, who at the same time is largely forgotten in the modern English speaking world. Alexander von Humboldt’s intellectual impact is vast, Wulf argues, leading to everything from Darwin’s wanderlust (and thus, to the observations that led to the idea of descent with modification …Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern English | MX | 20.3391 | -102.024 |
Keywords:
Alexander von Humboldt, Andrea Wulf book, art, great naturalist, intellectual impact, modern English speaking, New World, travel writing
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