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By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the 'new continent'.

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Altri libri di Alexander von Humboldt

• Selected writings di Alexander von Humboldt (2018)
• Viaggio alle regioni equinoziali del Nuovo Continente fatto nel 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 e 1804 da Alexander von Humboldt e Aimé Bonpland di Alexander von Humboldt