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Night - Cloudy with a 52% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 55 °F (12.8 °C). Cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C) and a 48% ...

In July 1799, the 29-year-old Prussian naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt finally reached South America ... His room was jammed with manuscripts, maps, folios, stuffed animals, rock ...

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