具体描述
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 Aime 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 Frederic Edwin Church. 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. The edition also includes a poster-sized color reproduction of the Mt. Chimborazo tableau, an icon in the history of science and scientific graphics.
作者简介
Stephen T. Jackson is professor of botany and ecology at the University of Wyoming.
Sylvie Romanowski is associate professor of French literature at Northwestern University
目录信息
Illustrations Figures 17 47
Translators Note Sylvie Romanowski 53
Essay on the Geography of Plants Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland Translated by Sylvie Romanowski 55
Text of Humboldts Tableau physique Translated by Sylvie Romanowski 145
An Analysis of the Tableau physique des Andes et pays voisins Sylvie Romanowski
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