![]() He explored with open eyes and then told his world what he saw in many books and in his way, he saw the future. He was one of the greatest hands-on scientists the world has ever seen. If there is one word I would use to describe Alexander von Humboldt the word is indefatigable. ![]() Like this one – which probably deserves a second reading. This is not a book I would choose on my own but that’s why I stick around some of these reading groups they introduce me to authors and even genres I wouldn’t otherwise bother with and I’d miss some really great reads. ![]() I’d barely heard of Alexander von Humboldt before this book – There’s a state university in Northern California which is named for him and it’s in a perfect spot, full of big trees and mountains and the ocean. Read by David Drummond 14h 3m Rating 9.75 / biography/science ![]() The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World ![]()
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