![]() This radically new approach shapes our view of ecosystems today. Prior to Humboldt no one had ever presented such data graphically. In this large diagram, he drew Chimborazo in cross-sections of increasing altitudes with heavily detailed data on corresponding species. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, The Invention of Nature reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalismand reminds us why they are. that nature was a global force with corresponding climate zones across continents.), was supported by a three-foot by two-foot diagram carefully documenting precise data on altitude and species. Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus. Intellectually, Humboldt moved from the broad and theoretical to the narrow and the specific. ![]() He wrote a seven volume Personal Narrative that Darwin took with him on the Beagle and a 34 volume Voyage to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent which contained extensive details on plants, animals, and stars. His unique combination of an extraordinary memory, high quality Western education, and unique explorations allowed him to form far reaching theories. ![]() She is the author of Chasing Venus, Founding Gardeners, and The Brother Gardeners, which was long-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize and awarded the American Horticultural Society Book Award. ![]() On returning to Europe, he spent a lifetime writing, teaching, and mentoring younger scientists. ANDREA WULF was born in India and moved to Germany as a child.She lives in London, where she trained as a design historian at the Royal College of Art. ![]() Humboldt’s scientific contribution was enormous. ![]()
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