Cosmos Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe Humboldt Sabine Volume 1

CosmosSketch of a Physical Description of the Universe\nAuthor(s): Alexander von Humboldt, Edward Sabine\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108013635, 978-1108013635\nSynopsis\nPolymath Alexander von Humboldt [tel], a self-described 'scientific traveller', was one of the most respected scientists of his time. Humboldt's wanderlust led him across Europe and to South America, Mexico, the [url] and Russia, and his voyages and observations resulted in the discovery of many species previously unknown to Europeans. Originating as lectures delivered in Berlin and Paris [tel], his multi-volume Cosmos: Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe [tel] represented the culmination of his lifelong interest in understanding the physical world. As Humboldt writes, 'I ever desired to discern physical phenomena in their widest mutual connection, and to comprehend Nature as a whole, animated and moved by in.