{"product_id":"essay-on-the-geography-of-alexander-von-humboldt-9780226360669","title":"Essay on the Geography of Plants","description":"The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799-1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aimé Bonpland 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. \u003cbr\u003e The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after Humboldt's return, and first among them was the 1807 \"Essay on the Geography of Plants.\" 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 \"science of the earth, \" encompassing most of today's environmental sciences. Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Von Humboldt,Aimé Bonpland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226360660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226360669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2010","brand":"Alexander Von Humboldt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658832294143,"sku":"9780226360669","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essay-on-the-geography-of-alexander-von-humboldt-9780226360669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}