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Humboldt [ˈhʌmbəʊlt (German) ˈhʊmbɔlt] n
1. (Biographies / Humboldt, (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von (1769-1859) M, German, SCIENCE: scientist) Baron (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von (alɛˈksandər fɔn). 1769-1859, German scientist, who made important scientific explorations in Central and South America (1799-1804). In Kosmos (1845-62), he provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe 2. (Biographies / Humboldt, (Karl) Wilhelm von (1767-1835) M, German, LANGUAGE: philologist, EDUCATION: reformer) his brother, Baron (Karl) Wilhelm von (ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767-1835, German philologist and educational reformer ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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He, two others, and myself, started to the new silver mines in the Humboldt mountains--he to be Probate Judge of Humboldt county, and we to mine. There, according to Humboldt, reigns utter darkness, which the light of the sun and the earth cannot break. On a point not far from the city, where a rivulet entered the sea, I observed a fact connected with a subject discussed by Humboldt. |
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