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100	1		_aHumboldt, Alexander von, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aViews of Nature : _bOr Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation / _cAlexander von Humboldt, Translated by Elise C. Otté, Henry George Bohn.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1850.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (490 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Earth Science
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intellectual giant: an explorer who helped lay the foundations of biogeography, a naturalist who influenced Charles Darwin, and a botanist who developed a model of the Earth's climate zones. He travelled extensively in Europe, carried out scientific explorations across the Russian Empire and in Latin America, and devoted much energy to seeking a unified view of the different branches of scientific knowledge. Ansichten der Natur, published in 1808 with a second edition in 1826, aimed to 'engage the imagination' as well as to communicate new ideas, and was translated into many European languages. This authorised translation of the third and final 1849 edition, dating from Humboldt's eightieth year, was published in 1850, though another English translation (by Mrs Sabine) had appeared the previous year. The wide coverage, including geology, geography and biology, is typical of Humboldt, as is the precise and engaging style.
700	1		_aOtté, Elise C., _etranslator.
700	1		_aBohn, Henry George, _etranslator.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108037358
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pEarth Science.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139095983
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