Die Geognosie der Vulkane

Article in German, Abstract in English.The paper deals with Alexander von Humboldt’s researches into the “Geognosy” of volcanoes. In the long run these researches led him to changing his views from the "neptunistic" doctrine of Abraham Gottlob Werner to the concept of "vulcanism"...

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Main Author: Herbert Pieper
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Potsdam 2006-10-01
Series:HiN - Alexander von Humboldt im Netz. Internationale Zeitschrift für Humboldt-Studien
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Online Access:http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/romanistik/humboldt/hin/hin13/pieper.htm