Humboldt and Jefferson : a transatlantic friendship of the enlightenment

Humboldt and Jefferson : a transatlantic friendship of the enlightenment / Sandra Rebok.

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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Main Author: Rebok, Sandra (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
Series:CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Humboldt, Alexander von, > 1769-1859.
Humboldt, Alexander von, > 1769-1859
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826
Scientific expeditions.
SCIENCE > History.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Scientific expeditions
Physical Sciences & Mathematics.
Sciences - General.
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