Romantic travellers: Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin

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  • Raimon Sucarrats Riera History of Science Research Centre. UAB (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.79.2636

Keywords:

Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Darwin, scientific expeditions, nineteenth-century science

Abstract

Humboldt and Darwin belonged to different generations and their approaches to the study of nature differed. However, they had something in common: their lives were shaken up and changed course after their respective journeys, which marked the starting point of their fruitful scientific careers.

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Raimon Sucarrats Riera, History of Science Research Centre. UAB (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain).

Member of the History of Science Research Centre. UAB (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain).

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Published

2014-06-01

How to Cite

Sucarrats Riera, R. (2014). Romantic travellers: Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin. Metode Science Studies Journal, (4), 147–153. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.79.2636
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