http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/rss/books/RSS.xml The latest new books in Geography: Environmental Geography en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT 1440 http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo6040531.html 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 Aim&eacute; Bonpland&nbsp;set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church. &nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication. This edition also includes a poster-sized color reproduction of the Mt. Chimborazo tableau, an icon in the history of science and scientific graphics. <div> <div> <div>The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769&ndash;1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799&ndash;1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aim&eacute; Bonpland&nbsp;set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church.<br /> &nbsp;</div> <div>The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after Humboldt&rsquo;s return, and first among them was the 1807 &ldquo;Essay on the Geography of Plants.&rdquo; 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 &ldquo;science of the earth, &rdquo; encompassing most of today&rsquo;s environmental sciences.&nbsp; Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication. This edition also includes a poster-sized color reproduction of the Mt. Chimborazo tableau, an icon in the history of science and scientific graphics.</div> </div> </div> Biological Sciences: Botany Earth Sciences: History of Earth Sciences Geography: Environmental Geography History of Science Thu, 30 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé Bonpland; Stephen T. Jackson; Sylvie Romanowski 9780226054735