Kosmos

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Kosmos is Alexander von Humboldt’s multi-volume work that presents a comprehensive scientific and philosophical overview of the natural world and the universe.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book series
non-fiction book
philosophical work
scientific work
author Alexander von Humboldt
authorOccupation explorer
naturalist
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Prussia
describes distribution of life on Earth
history of scientific discovery
interconnectedness of natural phenomena
structure of the universe
fifthVolumePublicationYear 1862
firstVolumePublicationYear 1845
fourthVolumePublicationYear 1858
genre cosmology
natural history
philosophy of nature
science popularization
hasPart Kosmos, Volume I
Kosmos, Volume II
Kosmos, Volume III
Kosmos, Volume IV
Kosmos, Volume V
hasPhilosophicalAspect limits of scientific knowledge
relationship between humanity and nature
unity of nature
influenced ecology
environmental science
modern geography
scientific popularization
mainSubject astronomy
earth sciences
history of science
natural world
physical geography
universe
notableFor comprehensive synthesis of 19th-century scientific knowledge
integration of science, art, and philosophy
numberOfVolumes 5
originalLanguage German
placeOfFirstPublication Stuttgart
publicationPeriodEnd 1862
publicationPeriodStart 1845
publisher Cotta
secondVolumePublicationYear 1847
thirdVolumePublicationYear 1850
title Kosmos
writtenBy Alexander von Humboldt

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Kosmos ("Kosmos, Volume I")
Kosmos ("Kosmos, Volume II")
Kosmos ("Kosmos, Volume III")
Kosmos ("Kosmos, Volume IV")
Kosmos ("Kosmos, Volume V")
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Alexander von Humboldt
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Über die Gestalt der Vulkane in den Anden
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