The acclaimed author of "Founding Gardeners "reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world and in the process created modern environmentalism. Zobraziť viac
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world and in the process created modern environmentalism... Zobraziť viac
A JM Classics edition of the multi-award-winning biography that rediscovered Alexander von Humboldt's extraordinary legacy, introduced by Merlin Sheldrake Zobraziť viac
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) je velký zapomenutý vědec – je po něm pojmenováno více věci, než po komkoli jiném. Existují města, řeky, pohoří, oceánský proud, který se táhne podél pobřeží Jižní Ameriky, pak je tu tučňák, obří chobotnice... Zobraziť viac
In the 1790s an extraordinary group of friends changed the world. Disappointed by the French Revolution's rapid collapse into tyranny, what they wanted was nothing less than a revolution of the mind. The rulers of Europe had ordered their peoples... Zobraziť viac
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, but his most revolutionary idea was a radical vision of nature... Zobraziť viac
An inspiring biography of the remarkable naturalist, explorer and revolutionary, by the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature.George Forster was a man out of time: he journeyed to the far reaches of the known world and challenged the worldviews... Zobraziť viac
WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016... Zobraziť viac
Meet Alexander von Humboldt: the great lost scientist, visionary, thinker and daring explorer; the man who first predicted climate change, who has more things named after him than anyone else (including a sea on the moon)... Zobraziť viac
