Essay on the Geography of Plants

Essay on the Geography of Plants
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The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769â€“1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799â€“1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist AimÃ© BonplandÂ set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church.

The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after Humboldtâ€™s return, and first among them was the 1807 â€œEssay on the Geography of Plants.â€ Among the most cited writings in natural history, after the works of Darwin and Wallace, this work appears here for the first time in a complete English-language translation. Covering far more than its title implies, it represents the first articulation of an integrative â€œscience of the earth, â€ encompassing most of todayâ€™s environmental sciences.Â Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication.
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 1 colour plate, 9 halftones, 7 tables, 1
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226360669
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer	University of Chicago Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	1 colour plate, 9 halftones, 7 tables, 1
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780226360669
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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