Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent

Download or read book Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent written by Alexander von Humboldt and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1995 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alexander von Humboldt visited the tropics of the New World between 1799 and 1804. On his return he wrote this book, a classic work of travel that is also one of the great products of Enlightenment natural science. In his lifetime, Humboldt was described as "next to Napoleon, the most famous man in Europe". An admirer of the French Revolution, a Neptunist, an anti-slavist, a lover of Rousseau and Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, and a close friend of Goethe (whom he resembled), he was also a profound influence upon Darwin and the course of Victorian science, as well as upon the proponents of new world independence." -- publisher description.