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100 1 _aWulf, Andrea
245 1 4 _aThe invention of nature :
_bAlexander von Humboldt's new world
_c/ by Andrea Wulf.
260 _aNew York
_b: Alfred A. Knopf
_c, 2015
300 _a473 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 2 _aPrologue -- Part 1. Departure: Emerging ideas -- Part 2. Arrival: Collecting ideas -- Part 3. Return: Sorting ideas -- Part 4. Influence: Spreading ideas -- Part 5. New worlds: Evolving ideas.
520 3 _aA portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.
546 _aEnglish.
600 1 4 _aHumboldt, Alexander von
_d(, 1769-1859)
650 4 _aScientists
_z-Germany
_v--Biography
650 4 _aNaturalists
_x-Biography
942 _cMO
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