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SUMMARY:Cartographic Lines as Travel Pathways of Climate Knowledge: Alexan
 der von Humboldt's Climate Map - Professor Birgit Schneider\, University o
 f Potsdam
DTSTART:20191003T160000Z
DTEND:20191003T170000Z
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CONTACT:Mike Hulme
DESCRIPTION:The climate is invisible. Humboldt's climate zone map of 1817 
 dates back to the early history of graphic-analytical methods\, which we n
 ow call data visualisation. It offers a first picture of climate zones bas
 ed on measurements. While today we are surrounded by infographics on almos
 t all topics\, around 1800 there was hardly any knowledge presented in thi
 s form. Humboldt’s climate map remains surprisingly abstract\, resemblin
 g an idealized diagrammatic scheme rather than an executed map. The lectur
 e focuses on Humboldt's drawing practice and his pictorial thinking. It is
  here the specific "thought style" (Ludwik Fleck) of a "Humboldtian Scienc
 e"\, as described by historians for the 19th century\, that can be connect
 ed with the history of data visualization. 
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography
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