Alexander von Humboldt's "Cosmos" is a monumental five-volume treatise on the physical geography of the world. It is considered a seminal work in modern Earth sciences, pioneering the holistic study of nature and influencing generations of scientists.
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Alexander von Humboldt — Cosmos in Earth Science
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- Robert FitzRoy — The Weather Book (1863)
- Charles Lyell — Principles of Geology (1830–1833)
- James Hutton — Theory of the Earth (1788)
- William Smith — Strata Identified by Organized Fossils (1816)
- Gideon Mantell — The Wonders of Geology (1838)
- John Tyndall — The Forms of Water (1872)
- Louis Agassiz — Studies on Glaciers (1840)
- Grove Karl Gilbert — Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains (1877)
- John Wesley Powell — Exploration of the Colorado River (1875)