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The Invention Of Nature
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2015-09-15
The Invention Of Nature written by Andrea Wulf and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with Nature categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. "Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston Globe Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North America, Humboldt’s name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays, lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten. In this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected steppes of Siberia; his relationships with iconic figures, including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, The Invention of Nature reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever.
L Invention De La Nature
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : fr
Publisher: Noir sur Blanc
Release Date : 2017-10-19T00:00:00+02:00
L Invention De La Nature written by Andrea Wulf and has been published by Noir sur Blanc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-19T00:00:00+02:00 with Fiction categories.
Naturaliste, géographe, explorateur, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) est le grand scientifique des Lumières. Il a donné son nom à des villes, des rivières, des chaînes de montagnes, à un courant océanique d’Amérique du Sud, à un manchot, à un calmar géant – il existe même une Mare Humboldtianum sur la Lune. Sous la plume d’Andrea Wulf, sa vie se lit comme un roman d’aventures : Humboldt a organisé des expéditions dans la forêt tropicale, escaladé les plus hauts volcans du monde et rencontré des princes et des présidents, des scientifiques et des poètes. Napoléon le jalousait ; Simón Bolívar s’est imprégné de ses idées pour mener à bien sa révolution ; Darwin a embarqué sur le Beagle à cause de lui ; et le capitaine Nemo de Jules Verne possédait tous ses livres dans sa bibliothèque. À une époque où l’on pouvait embrasser toutes les connaissances scientifiques, Humboldt n’a cessé d’arpenter le monde pour en déceler les secrets et les expliquer. En 1800 déjà, il prédisait les changements climatiques causés par l’homme. Ses idées ont révolutionné la science, la politique, l’art et la théorie de l’évolution. Grand visionnaire, amoureux du monde vivant, de ses mystères et de ses beautés, Humboldt a inventé la nature telle que nous la percevons aujourd’hui.
L Invention De La Nature
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-19
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Naturaliste, géographe, explorateur, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) est le grand scientifique des Lumières. Il a donné son nom à des villes, des rivières, des chaînes de montagnes, à un courant océanique d'Amérique du Sud, à un manchot, à un calmar géant - il existe même une Mare Humboldtianum sur la Lune. Sous la plume d'Andrea Wulf, sa vie se lit comme un roman d'aventures : Humboldt a organisé des expéditions dans la forêt tropicale, escaladé les plus hauts volcans du monde et rencontré des princes et des présidents, des scientifiques et des poètes. Napoléon le jalousait ; Simón Bolívar s'est imprégné de ses idées pour mener à bien sa révolution ; Darwin a embarqué sur le Beagle à cause de lui ; et le capitaine Nemo de Jules Verne possédait tous ses livres dans sa bibliothèque. A une époque où l'on pouvait embrasser toutes les connaissances scientifiques, Humboldt n'a cessé d'arpenter le monde pour en déceler les secrets et les expliquer. En 1800 déjà, il prédisait les changements climatiques causés par l'homme. Ses idées ont révolutionné la science, la politique, l'art et la théorie de l'évolution. Grand visionnaire, amoureux du monde vivant, de ses mystères et de ses beautés, Humboldt a inventé la nature telle que nous la percevons aujourd'hui.
The Invention Of Nature
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-10-22
The Invention Of Nature written by Andrea Wulf and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with History categories.
WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016 'A thrilling adventure story' Bill Bryson 'Dazzling' Literary Review 'Brilliant' Sunday Express 'Extraordinary and gripping' New Scientist 'A superb biography' The Economist 'An exhilarating armchair voyage' GILES MILTON, Mail on Sunday 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, there's a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. His colourful adventures read like something out of a Boy's Own story: Humboldt explored deep into the rainforest, climbed the world's highest volcanoes and inspired princes and presidents, scientists and poets alike. Napoleon was jealous of him; Simon Bolívar's revolution was fuelled by his ideas; Darwin set sail on the Beagle because of Humboldt; and Jules Verne's Captain Nemo owned all his many books. He simply was, as one contemporary put it, 'the greatest man since the Deluge'. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps - racing across anthrax-infected Russia or mapping tropical rivers alive with crocodiles - Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today. Humboldt predicted human-induced climate change as early as 1800, and The Invention of Nature traces his ideas as they go on to revolutionize and shape science, conservation, nature writing, politics, art and the theory of evolution. He wanted to know and understand everything and his way of thinking was so far ahead of his time that it's only coming into its own now. Alexander von Humboldt really did invent the way we see nature.
The Origins Of The World
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Author : Laura Bossi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The Origins Of The World written by Laura Bossi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
Nature S Teachings
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Author : John George Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Nature S Teachings written by John George Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Inventions categories.
The Brother Gardeners
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Author : Andrea Wulf
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-01-11
The Brother Gardeners written by Andrea Wulf and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-11 with History categories.
One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram in the American colonies. But it was not bales of cotton that awaited him, but plants and seeds... Over the next forty years, Bartram would send hundreds of American species to England, where Collinson was one of a handful of men who would foster a national obsession and change the gardens of Britain forever: Philip Miller, author of the bestselling Gardeners Dictionary; the Swede Carl Linnaeus, whose standardised botanical nomenclature popularised botany; the botanist-adventurer Joseph Banks and his colleague Daniel Solander who both explored the strange flora of Tahiti and Australia on Captain Cook's Endeavour. This is the story of these men - friends, rivals, enemies, united by a passion for plants. Set against the backdrop of the emerging empire and the uncharted world beyond, The Brother Gardeners tells the story how Britain became a nation of gardeners.
The Origins Of The World
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Author : Laura Bossi
language : en
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
Release Date : 2021-03-26
The Origins Of The World written by Laura Bossi and has been published by Editions Gallimard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-26 with Art categories.
* At the crossroads of science and art, this catalogue compares the main milestones of scientific discoveries with their parallels in the collective imagination* Featuring 300 works which testify on the influence of scientific discoveries on the imagination and art of the 19th century* Accompanies an exhibition at Musée d'Orsay in Paris: December 2020 - May 2021. The exhibition has been organized with the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada, which will take place from June - 27 September 2021The 19th century saw an unprecedented development of the natural sciences. Darwinian theory questions the origins of man, his place in Nature, his links with animals and his own animality in a world now understood as an ecosystem. This upheaval in the sciences, as well as the public debates throughout the century, deeply influenced the artists. The Musée d'Orsay and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal are devoting an exhibition to the intersection of science and the arts for the first time, in partnership with the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, which will retrace the themes of this questioning and will confront the main milestones of scientific discoveries with their parallel in the art.
The Invention Of Nature
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Author : Instaread
language : en
Publisher: Instaread
Release Date : 2016-01-28
The Invention Of Nature written by Instaread and has been published by Instaread this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-28 with Science categories.
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf | Summary & Analysis Preview: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf is a biography of Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian naturalist born in 1769. Humboldt had an older brother, Wilhelm. Their father died when they were young, and their mother was emotionally detached from her sons. Alexander and Wilhelm received exacting educations. Alexander became interested in exploration and science, but his mother pressured him to become a civil servant, so he attended a mining academy to become a mine inspector while conducting his own botanical research. He invented new tools for miners, published books on subterranean plants and rocks, and experimented with the effect of electricity on the nervous system. Wilhelm introduced Alexander von Humboldt to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the renowned author, and they formed a close friendship based on a mutual interest in the intersection of science and art. Humboldt gained an appreciation for aesthetic perspective from Goethe, and Goethe received the latest in scientific information from Humboldt… PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of The Invention of Nature: • Summary of book • Introduction to the Important People in the book • Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style
Nature S Teachings
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Author : John George Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-07-20
Nature S Teachings written by John George Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-20 with categories.