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Natural Genesis for Naturalists

Natural Genesis for Naturalists

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Humboldt was hailed by Darwin as "the greatest scientific traveler". 200 years ago, he proposed that nature is the "web of life" based on natural history observations. His vision transcended his own time and re-created the world before our eyes. ——"The New York Times" top ten best books, "The Economist" best book of the year--Wu Mingyi, a writer and professor of the Chinese Department of Donghua University, recommends it. In 1799 , Humboldt brought 42 instruments to a place where few Europeans had set foot. The place. He entered the rainforest and ventured to explore the source of the Amazon River; he recorded the shape of leaves, thermometer readings and rock layers; he tasted water from different rivers like a sommelier; he dissected electric eels, studied the activities of active volcanoes, and more Be aware of the environmental impact of colonists cutting down forests. When he reached the top of Chimborazo, everything he had observed began to make connections: a certain tree in Cumana reminded him of the pines of Italy; the moss of the Andes reminded him of the forests of northern Germany. A certain species; Alpine plants are also found in Switzerland, Lapland and the Andes. Everything seems to be connected to each other in some way, everything seems to have merged into one. He has traveled 24,000 miles, almost circling the earth.

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