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About the Author:
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer. Between 1799 and 1804, von Humboldt travelled South and Central America, exploring and describing it from a scientific point of view for the first time.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0141032065
- ISBN 13 9780141032061
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages112
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