Scientific findings of Alexander von Humboldt's expedition into the Spanish-American Tropics (1799-1804) from a geographical point of view

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contents Scientific findings of Alexander von Humboldt's expedition into the Spanish-American Tropics (1799-1804) from a geographical point of view Gerd Kohlhepp Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Latin America regional studies Spanish colonies historical geography Alexander von Humboldt AlexandervonHumboldt’sexpeditionfrom1799till1804tothe“equinoctialregionsofthenewworld”ledthroughVenezuela,Cuba,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,andMexico.InEuropeanincreasedknowledgeofthe“NewWorld”wasconnectedwiththeprivatelyfundedjourney,whichservedpurelyscientificpurposesandhadnothingtodowiththeexplorationandexploitationofnaturalresources.Besidestheresearchresults,whichwerebasedonnewmeasuringmethodsandthequantitativeascertainmentofscientificbasics,thejour-neyalsomadepossibledetaileddescriptionsinmattersofregionalstudiesincludingsocial,socio-economic,political,andeconomic-geographiccircumstances,whichwerebasedonempiricalfieldstudies.Theexpe-ditiontookplaceshortlybeforethepoliticalchangeinLatinAmerica.Humboldt,whostillexperiencedthefeudalcharacterofglobaleconomybasedonslavelaborinthecolonies,vehementlycriticizedthiseconomicstructure–althoughhewasanoble–anditsunbearablesocialconditions.ThisisthereasonwhyHumboldtisstilladmiredinLatinAmericatillthisday.InEuropethescientificinsightsofhisjourneytothetropicsandhisinnovativeimpulsesingeographyaswellasinmanyotherdisciplinesbroughthimfameandlastingrecognitionasauniversalscholar,whohadcrucialinfluenceonthedevelopmentofthesciencesduringthefirsthalfofthe19thcentury. 2005 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777210 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.77
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spellingShingle Scientific findings of Alexander von Humboldt's expedition into the Spanish-American Tropics (1799-1804) from a geographical point of view
Gerd Kohlhepp
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Latin America
regional studies
Spanish colonies
historical geography
Alexander von Humboldt
Scientific findings of Alexander von Humboldt's expedition into the Spanish-American Tropics (1799-1804) from a geographical point of view Gerd Kohlhepp Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Latin America regional studies Spanish colonies historical geography Alexander von Humboldt AlexandervonHumboldt’sexpeditionfrom1799till1804tothe“equinoctialregionsofthenewworld”ledthroughVenezuela,Cuba,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,andMexico.InEuropeanincreasedknowledgeofthe“NewWorld”wasconnectedwiththeprivatelyfundedjourney,whichservedpurelyscientificpurposesandhadnothingtodowiththeexplorationandexploitationofnaturalresources.Besidestheresearchresults,whichwerebasedonnewmeasuringmethodsandthequantitativeascertainmentofscientificbasics,thejour-neyalsomadepossibledetaileddescriptionsinmattersofregionalstudiesincludingsocial,socio-economic,political,andeconomic-geographiccircumstances,whichwerebasedonempiricalfieldstudies.Theexpe-ditiontookplaceshortlybeforethepoliticalchangeinLatinAmerica.Humboldt,whostillexperiencedthefeudalcharacterofglobaleconomybasedonslavelaborinthecolonies,vehementlycriticizedthiseconomicstructure–althoughhewasanoble–anditsunbearablesocialconditions.ThisisthereasonwhyHumboldtisstilladmiredinLatinAmericatillthisday.InEuropethescientificinsightsofhisjourneytothetropicsandhisinnovativeimpulsesingeographyaswellasinmanyotherdisciplinesbroughthimfameandlastingrecognitionasauniversalscholar,whohadcrucialinfluenceonthedevelopmentofthesciencesduringthefirsthalfofthe19thcentury. 2005 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777210 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.77
title Scientific findings of Alexander von Humboldt's expedition into the Spanish-American Tropics (1799-1804) from a geographical point of view
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Latin America
regional studies
Spanish colonies
historical geography
Alexander von Humboldt
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