亚历山大·冯·洪堡是德国伟大的自然科学家和科学考察旅行家,近代气候学、植物地理学、地球物理学的创始人之一,是真正称得上著作等身的学者。《大自然的肖像》是洪堡*著名的著作,其德文版Ansichten der Natur于1808年出版,1826年再版,曾被翻译为英语、法语、西班牙语等多种语言。《世界学术经典丛书:大自然的肖像(英文版)》是根据第三版和*后一版的德文版翻译而来,于1850年正式出版。《世界学术经典丛书:大自然的肖像(英文版)》文笔优美,兼具科学性和文学性,体现了洪堡对植被结构及其在气候模式下起源的*成熟的思想。《世界学术经典丛书:大自然的肖像(英文版)》可供生态、生物、地理等专业高校师生和相关领域科研人员及自然科学爱好者阅读。
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PUBLISHER's PREFACE AUTHOR's PREFACE, TO THE FIRST EDITION AUTHOR's PREFACE, TO THE SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS SUMMARY OF CONTENTS STEPPES AND DESERTS Illustrations and Additions CATARACTS OF THE ORINOCO Illustrations and Additions NOCTURNAL LIFE OF ANIMALS IN THE PRIMEVAL FOREST Illustrations and Additions Hypsometric Addenda IDEAS FOR A PHYSIOGNOMY OF PLANTS Illustrations and Additions ON THE STRUCTURE AND MODE OF ACTION OF VOLCANOS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EARTH Inustrations and Additions VITAL FORCE, OR THE RHODIAN GENIUS Illustration and Note THE PLATEAU OF CAXAMARCA,the Ancient Capital of the Inca Atahuallpa,and First View of the Pacific from the Ridge of the Andes Inustrations and Additions INDEX