Fragmens de géologie et de climatologie Asiatiques

The first volume of this pioneering scientific work on Central Asia, published in 1831, deals with mountain chains and volcanoes.

Alexander von Humboldt (Author)

9781108049429, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 June 2012

326 pages, 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg

Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was one of the most respected scientists of his day, influencing the work of Darwin. He is considered the founder of physical geography, climatology, ecology and oceanography. In 1829, the Russian government invited Humboldt to visit the gold and platinum mines in the Urals. As he studied the mountains' mineral wealth, he was the first to predict the presence of diamonds. During six months, his epic 10,000-mile expedition took him as far as the Altai Mountains and the Chinese frontier. Humboldt's observations on the geography, volcanic geology and meteorology of Central Asia, being then a largely unexplored territory, were acknowledged as pioneering contributions. The results of his journey also provided much of the data used in part of his great work Kosmos. The first volume of this book, published in 1831, deals with the mountain chains and volcanoes of Central Asia.

Mémoire sur les chaines des montagnes
Notes et additions
Routiers dans l'Asie centrale.

Subject Areas: History of science [PDX]