A Geognostical Essay on the Superposition of Rocks in Both Hemispheres
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A Geognostical Essay on the Superposition of Rocks in Both Hemispheres by Alexander Von Humboldt
The explorer and multi-disciplinary scientist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) developed some of the first geological theories of continental drift. In this work, translated from the French in 1823, Humboldt uses his field notes to collate his research on geological formations worldwide and their effects on local organic growth.
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769-1859) was a German polymath and explorer whose expeditions, ranging from the highest peaks in the Andes to the steppes of Siberia, laid the groundwork for the field of biogeography. ANDREA WULF was born in India and moved to Germany as a child. She lives in London, where she trained as a design historian at the Royal College of Art. She is the author of The Invention of Nature, Chasing Venus, Founding Gardeners, and The Brother Gardeners, which was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize and awarded the American Horticultural Society Book Award. She has written for The New York Times, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. She appears regularly on radio and TV, and in 2014 copresented British Gardens in Time, a four-part series on BBC television.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108049498 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108049494 |
| Title | A Geognostical Essay on the Superposition of Rocks in Both Hemispheres |
| Author | Alexander Von Humboldt |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-07-12 |
| Number of pages | 494 |
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