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256 years ago today #AlexanderVonHumboldt was born. The Invention of Nature is a delightful biography that paints a lively portrait of this ever-restless polymath, showing he was a force of nature.

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Book review – The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science

The Invention of Nature is a delightful biography that paints a lively portrait of this ever-restless polymath, showing he was a force of nature.

The Inquisitive Biologist
Sep 14, 2025 at 9:30amWeb
Show threadJanne KuusinenSep 14, 2025

@inqbiol @andrea_wulf And this graphic novel is just f a n t a s t i c . Fiction will never beat reality and history.

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