Measuring the World

Set in

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  Göttingen · Germany

  Gauss home in Göttingen — mathematical genius who never left
  ★ primary
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  South America

  Humboldt maps the Orinoco, climbs Chimborazo, and braves the Amazon jungle measuring every river and mountain
  ★ primary
• Orinoco River · Venezuela

  Humboldt voyages down the Orinoco River; primary South American exploration setting
• Berlin · Germany

  Berlin 1828; Gauss and Humboldt finally meet here
• Venezuela · Venezuela

  Orinoco River expedition — Humboldt explores the Americas