Oil on canvas portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1843. Photo: Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Alexander von Humboldt
Patricia Gosling reviews the life of a visionary scientist and writer
by Patricia Gosling
13th January 2017
Friends who are concerned about environmental issues, and the impact we humans are having upon our planet, might be interested in a book by Andrea Wulf – The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science.
