Author : Donald McCrory
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
ISBN 13 : 0718897005
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)
Book Synopsis Nature's Interpreter by : Donald McCrory
Download or read book Nature's Interpreter written by Donald McCrory and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the life and times of Alexander von Humboldt, 1769-1859 , this biography follows Humboldt, who is considered the father of the Natural Sciences and in his day was as well known as Napoleon, and traces his childhood in what was then Prussia, his education at various Universities his training as a mining engineer and how he progressed into the sciences. Duringing the Age of Enlightenment, Humboldt's journey to South America between 1799 and 1804 with Aime Bonpland, changed the course of both their lives and during this period of exploration, they sent back to Paris and Berlin some 6000 samples of new species, minerals and animals. En route the scientists collected a mass of detailed information - cartographical, geological, astronomical, botanical, anthropological and linguistic - that took a life time to decipher.