Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3730. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Naturalist, geographer, explorer, born in Tegel Palace, Berlin. The Humboldt current off the west coast of South America is named after him. He named the gegenschein. He set in train an international project organized by GAUSS to study terrestrial magnetism. His major work, Kosmos, based on lectures at Berlin University, endeavoured to provide a comprehensive physical picture of the universe. ...

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