num_pages: 324
description: A shared belief among German scientists in the 19th century, as Alexander von Humboldt phrased it, was that science in all its forms as to serve the betterment of the human condition. This volume in The German Library, a companion to volume 82 (German Essays on Science in the 20th Century, also edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher), represents the sciences in a comprehensive way: Natural History, Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Economy, and Technology. Writers and scientist represented include: Jacob Burckhardt, Carl von Clausewitz, Pawl Ehrlich, Karl Friedrich Gauss, Alexander von Humboldt, Lorenz Oken, Carl Ritter, Werner von Siemens, and many others.
language: English
title: German Essays on Science in the 19th Century: Paul Ehrlich, Alexander von Humboldt, Werner Von Siemens, and Others
titlecomplete: German Essays on Science in the 19th Century: Paul Ehrlich, Alexander von Humboldt, Werner Von Siemens, and Others (The German Library)
publisher: Continuum