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  1. Nov 2023
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    Alexander von Humboldt and the Invention of Nature: Creating a Holistic View of the World Through A Web of Interdisciplinary Knowledge
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    1. chrisaldrich 08 Nov 2023
      Cosmos was unlike any previous book about nature. Humboldt took his readers on a journey from outer space to earth, and then from the surface of the planet into its inner core.

      Could Alexander von Humboldt have been one of the early examples of a popular science writer?

      Perhaps an early David Attenborough?

      Alexander von Humboldt popular science science history of science David Attenborough
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