Essay on the Geography of Plants

Essay on the Geography of Plants

The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769â€“1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799â€“1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist AimÃ© BonplandÂ set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church.

The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after Humboldtâ€™s return, and first among them was the 1807 â€œEssay on the Geography of Plants.â€ Among the most cited writings in natural history, after the works of Darwin and Wallace, this work appears here for the first time in a complete English-language translation. Covering far more than its title implies, it represents the first articulation of an integrative â€œscience of the earth, â€ encompassing most of todayâ€™s environmental sciences.Â Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication.
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780226054735
ReleaseDate 2013-05-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226054735

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