{"product_id":"tableaux-de-la-nature-ou-considerations-sur-les-deserts-sur-la-physionomie-des-vegetaux-et-sur-les-cataractes-de-lorenoque-paperback-9781108052757","title":"Tableaux de la nature; Ou, Considerations sur les déserts, sur la physionomie des végétaux, et sur les cataractes de l'Orénoque (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108052757","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTableaux de la nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOu, Considerations sur les déserts, sur la physionomie des végétaux, et sur les cataractes de l'Orénoque\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rigorous scientific study of the natural world in a greater aesthetic and philosophical context, published in French in 1828.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander von Humboldt (Author), J. B. B. Eyriès (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108052757, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e540 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived' according to Darwin, made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of geography, oceanography, climatology and ecology. In 1804, he returned from a five-year exploration of Latin America with an incredible wealth of specimens and data which provided the foundations for his theories on the natural order. He expounds them in this book, which was printed in German in 1808 before being translated by the geographer Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès (1767–1846) and published in French in 1828. Humboldt does more than provide descriptions of the great features and phenomena of the Earth, ranging from the geological character of immense plains and steppes to the structure and action of volcanoes. He combines a rigorous scientific approach with his emotional and aesthetic responses to the natural world, thereby constructing a true 'philosophy of nature'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePréface du traducteur\u003cbr\u003e Préface de l'auteur\u003cbr\u003e Volume I: Considérations sur les steppes et les déserts\u003cbr\u003e Éclaircissemens et additions sur les steppes et les déserts\u003cbr\u003e Considérations sur les cataractes de l'Orénoque\u003cbr\u003e Éclaircissemens et additions sur les cataractes de l'Orénoque\u003cbr\u003e Volume 2: Idées sur la physiognomie des végétaux\u003cbr\u003e Éclaircissemens et additions sur la physiognomie des végétaux\u003cbr\u003e Sur la structure et l'action des volcans dans les différentes régions de la terre\u003cbr\u003e Éclaircissemens et additions sur la structure et l'action des volcans dans les différentes régions de la terre\u003cbr\u003e La force vitale, ou le génie de Rhodes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266101203224,"sku":"9781108052757","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108052757i_50ddae8d-1222-4e49-af92-6075dae228e8.jpg?v=1696747111","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tableaux-de-la-nature-ou-considerations-sur-les-deserts-sur-la-physionomie-des-vegetaux-et-sur-les-cataractes-de-lorenoque-paperback-9781108052757","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}