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Humboldt and Jefferson : A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment /

Humboldt and Jefferson explores the relationship between two fascinating personalities: the Prussian explorer, scientist, and geographer Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and the American statesman, architect, and naturalist Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). In the wake of his famous expedition through...

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Autor principal: Rebok, Sandra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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