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Humboldt

German naturalist and explorer; admired for scientific curiosity.

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First appearance: natural history of massachusetts

Humboldt shows up with force in A Walk to Wachusett. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cited as a modern measurer of mountains, linking the journey to scientific exploration.
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