Scientific Measurements
Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New Continent during the years 1799-1804. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818-29. 7 v. maps, plans. 23 cm
Humboldt recorded frequent and careful measurements where ever he traveled. These tables show almost hourly measurements of barometric pressures, temperatures, and latitude and longitude. Humboldt felt that facts and measurements were the foundation of scientific method, rather than hypothesis or conjecture. His example encouraged others to do the same, and served as a foundation for the science we practice today.
