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Unity of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and the Americas | AS/COA

Friday, February 26th, 2016

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This was most famously depicted in his published cross-section of Chimborazo, approximately two feet by three feet (54 cm x 84 cm) color pictorial, he called Ein Naturgemälde der Anden and what is also called the Chimborazo Map. It was a fold-out at the back of the publication…
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http://www.as-coa.org/articles/unity-nature-alexander-von-humboldt-and-americas

Electric eel – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sunday, February 7th, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_eel

Casiquiare canal – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sunday, February 7th, 2016

it forms a unique natural canal between the Orinoco and Amazon river systems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casiquiare_canal

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World: Andrea Wulf: 9780385350662: Amazon.com: Books

Monday, February 1st, 2016

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038535066X