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1	Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Co: Abridged Edition more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Humboldt, Malcolm Nicolson (Introduction by), Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist One of the greatest nineteenth-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the new ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $8.50! \| SVS
2	Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt, Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist The first volume of 'Cosmos', his five-volume survey of the universe, appeared in 1845, though Humboldt had labored on the entire work for nearly half a century. He scrupulously sent sections of the work to other experts for suggestions and corrections. The last volume, put together from his notes after his death, appeared in 1861. The volumes ... see all copies from $5.23! new only from $7.18!
3	Jaguars and Electric Eels more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Humboldt, Jason Wilson (Translator) add to wishlist A great and innovative thinker, the young Humboldt went on his epochal journey to the New World during a time of revolutionary ferment across Europe. This part of his matchless narrative of adventure and scientific research focuses on his time in Venezuela--in the Llanos and on the Orinoco River--riding and paddling, restlessly and happily noting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
4	Jaguars and Electric Eels (Penguin Great Journeys) by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist A great, innovative and restless thinker, the young Humboldt (1769-1859) went on his epochal journey to the New World during a time of revolutionary ferment across Europe. This part of his matchless narrative of adventure and scientific research focuses on his time in Venezuela - in the Llanos and on the Orinoco River - riding and paddling, ... see all copies from $8.14! new only from $8.14!
5	Views of Nature: Or Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation, with Scientific Illustrations (1850) by Alexander Von Humboldt, Elise C Otte (Translator), Henry George Bohn (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $27.28! new only from $27.28! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Island of Cuba: A Political Essay more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist One hundred and fifty years after its first publication, this thrilling document remains one of the most important sources for the study of 19th-century Cuba and especially of slavery in the Caribbean. Cubans celebrate Humboldt as the second "discoverer" of the island, after Columbus, and the publication history of this book is a mirror of Cuba's ... see all copies from $9.94! new only from $10.50!
7	Alexander von Humboldt. more books like this by Alexander von Humboldt, Gerhard Harig add to wishlist see all copies from $23.00! new only from $48.81!
8	Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain. more books like this by Alexander von Humboldt, Mary Maples Dunn add to wishlist see all copies from $17.35! new only from $17.35! \| first editions
9	Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe Part Four 1858 more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist Four of Five Volumes. Translated By E.C. Otte, B.H. Paul and W.S. Dallas. Bohn's Scientific Library. see all copies from $20.70! new only from $21.74! \| SVS
10	A Comparision of the Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems: Proceedings of the 6th Alexander Von Humboldt Colloquium on Celestial Mechanics more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt Colloquium on Celestial Mechanics, Rudolf Dvorak (Editor), Sylvio S Ferraz-Mello (Editor) add to wishlist The papers in this volume cover a wide range of subjects, covering the most recent developments in Celestial Mechanics from the theoretical point of nonlinear dynamical systems to the application to real problems. We emphasize the papers on the formation of planetary systems, their stability and also the problem of habitable zones in extrasolar ... see all copies from $63.95! new only from $63.95! \| first editions
11	Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe Part Five 1858 more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist Five of Five Volumes. Translated By E.C. Otte, B.H. Paul and W.S. Dallas. Bohn's Scientific Library. see all copies from $16.10! new only from $16.10! \| SVS
12	Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New continent during the years 1799-1824 [i.e. 1804] more books like this by Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland, Helen Maria Williams add to wishlist see all copies from $40.00!
13	The Travels and Researches of Alexander Von Humboldt; Being a Condensed Narrative of His Journeys in the Equinoctial Regions of America, and in Asiatic Russia: Together with Analysis of His More Important Investigations. by W. Macgillivray ... with a Map by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist see all copies from $24.52! new only from $24.52! \| SVS
14 view cover	Ideen Zu Einer Physiognomik Der Gewchse, Und Rede, 1828 (Dodo Press) more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769- 1859) war ein deutscher Naturforscher von Weltgeltung und Mitbegrnder der Geographie als empirischer Wissenschaft. Seine Forschungsreisen fhrten ihn ber Europa hinaus nach Lateinamerika, in die USA sowie nach Zentralasien. Wissenschaftliche Feldforschung betrieb er persnlich u. a. in den ... see all copies from $8.92! new only from $8.92!
15 view cover	Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America During the Year 1799-1804 more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist The valleys of Aragua form a narrow basin between granitic and calcareous mountains of unequal height. see all copies from $18.99! new only from $18.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe Part Two 1858 more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist Two of Five Volumes. Translated By E.C. Otte, B.H. Paul and W.S. Dallas. Bohn's Scientific Library. see all copies from $22.82! new only from $24.81! \| SVS
17 view cover	Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe V2 1858 more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist One of Five Volumes. Translated By E.C. Otte, B.H. Paul and W.S. Dallas. Bohn's Scientific Library. see all copies from $34.01! new only from $34.01! \| SVS
18	Transzendenz und Immanenz : Philosophie und Theologie in der veränderten Welt : internat. Zusammenarbeit im Grenzbereich von Philosophie u. Theologie : Tagungsbeitr. e. Symposiums d. Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Bonn-Bad Godesberg, veranst. vom 12... more books like this by Dietrich Papenfuss, Jürgen Söring, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung add to wishlist see all copies from $27.00! first editions
19 view cover	Equinoctial Regions of America V1 more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist Subtitled: Humboldt's Personal Narrative Volume 1. Personal Narrative Of Travels To The Equinoctial Regions Of America During The Years 1799-1804. see all copies from $26.07! new only from $26.07! \| SVS
20	Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain more books like this by Humboldt Alexander Von, Alexander Von Humboldt, Mary M Dunn (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $15.46! first editions
21 view cover	Equinoctial Regions of America V3 more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist The town of the Havannah, properly so called, surrounded by walls, is only 900 toises long and 500 broad; yet more than 44,000 inhabitants, of whom 26,000 are negroes and mulattoes, are crowded together in this narrow space. A population nearly as considerable occupies the two great suburbs of Jesu-Maria and La Salud.* (* Salud signifies Health.) ... see all copies from $22.98! new only from $22.98! \| SVS
22	Reise durchs Baltikum nach Russland und Sibirien 1829 by Alexander von Humboldt, Hanno Beck add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00!
23	Die Kosmos-Vorträge 1827/28: in Der Berliner Singakademie by Alexander Von add to wishlist see all copies from $18.28! new only from $35.72!
24	Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander von Humboldt und Emil du Bois-Reymond more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist see all copies from $138.01!
25	Essai Sur La Geographie Des Plantes more books like this by Alexander Von Humboldt add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00!

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