As promised to a reader who inquired as to what books I would recommend to any naturalist, regardless of where on the planet they may live or study, I offer the following list of books that I consider as highly beneficial to anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of natural history. The list is, of […]
Back in July of 2014, The University of Chicago Press published Mark W. Person’s new English translation of Alexander von Humboldt’s famous collection of essays titled Ansichten der Natur (Views of Nature). This work, one of von Humboldt’s most influential – as well as reportedly his own personal favorite – has not seen a new English translation, […]