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Buffons Natural History Volume I
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Download or read book Buffon written by Jacques Roger and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of a premier French scientist of the Enlightenment and the director of France's Royal Botanical Garden, using Buffon's enormous literary production as the major source of insight into his and his age's beliefs about the natural world. Includes bandw illustrations from his Natural History. First published in 1989 as Buffon, un philosophe au Jardin du Roi, by Librarie Artheme Fayard. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author :Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon Publisher :Rizzoli International Publications ISBN 13 :9780847830916 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (39 download)
Book Synopsis All the World's Birds by : Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon
Download or read book All the World's Birds written by Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Audubon, there was Buffon’s Histoire naturelle, g�n�rale et particuli�re, originally published in thirty-six volumes between 1749 and 1778. All the World’s Birds comprises selections from the original, which explored all flora and fauna, and features the beautiful full color illustrations by Fran�ois-Nicolas Martinet. Now this seminal work appears in a handsome, slipcased edition which marks the first publication of Buffon’s writings in one volume with Martinet’s beautiful yet scientifically precise engravings, originally published separately. These wondrous eighteenth century depictions of birds are among the earliest scientific attempts to depict birds in all their detail, and these plates are a milestone in the development of ornithological art. This monumental volume is perfect for any bird lover.
Book Synopsis The Epochs of Nature by : Georges-Louis Leclerc
Download or read book The Epochs of Nature written by Georges-Louis Leclerc and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georges-Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffon's The Epochs of Nature, originally published as Les Époques de la Nature in 1778, is one of the first great popular science books, a work of style and insight that was devoured by Catherine the Great of Russia and influenced Humboldt, Darwin, Lyell, Vernadsky, and many other renowned scientists. It is the first geological history of the world, stretching from the Earth’s origins to its foreseen end, and though Buffon was limited by the scientific knowledge of his era—the substance of the Earth was not, as he asserts, dragged out of the sun by a giant comet, nor is the sun’s heat generated by tidal forces—many of his deductions appear today as startling insights. And yet, The Epochs of Nature has never before been available in its entirety in English—until now. In seven epochs, Buffon reveals the main features of an evolving Earth, from its hard rock substrate to the sedimentary layers on top, from the minerals and fossils found within these layers to volcanoes, earthquakes, and rises and falls in sea level—and he even touches on age-old mysteries like why the sun shines. In one of many moments of striking scientific prescience, Buffon details evidence for species extinction a generation before Cuvier’s more famous assertion of the phenomenon. His seventh and final epoch does nothing less than offer the first geological glimpse of the idea that humans are altering the very foundations of the Earth—an idea of remarkable resonance as we debate the designation of another epoch: the Anthropocene. Also featuring Buffon’s extensive “Notes Justificatives,” in which he offers further evidence to support his assertions (and discusses vanished monstrous North American beasts—what we know as mastodons—as well as the potential existence of human giants), plus an enlightening introduction by editor and translator Jan Zalasiewicz and historians of science Sverker Sörlin, Libby Robin, and Jacques Grinevald, this extraordinary new translation revives Buffon’s quite literally groundbreaking work for a new age.
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Download or read book History of man written by Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Government Reports Announcements & Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-08 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Buffon's Natural History: History of man continued by : Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon
Download or read book Buffon's Natural History: History of man continued written by Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon and published by . This book was released on 1797 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Buffon’s Natural History by : Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Download or read book Buffon’s Natural History written by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Buffon’s Natural History by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Book Synopsis Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose by : Lee Alan Dugatkin
Download or read book Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose written by Lee Alan Dugatkin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing the essence of the origin and evolution of the so-called "degeneracy debates," over whether the flora and fauna of America (including Native Americans) were naturally weaker and feebler than species elsewhere in the world, this book chronicles Thomas Jefferson's efforts to counter French conceptions of American degeneracy, culminating in his sending of a stuffed moose to Buffon
Book Synopsis Buffon's Natural History by : Georges Louis Le Clerc
Download or read book Buffon's Natural History written by Georges Louis Le Clerc and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Natural History of Birds by : Comte de Buffon
Download or read book The Natural History of Birds written by Comte de Buffon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive accounts of eighteenth-century ornithology, first published between 1770 and 1783 and translated into English in 1793.
Book Synopsis Buffon’s Natural History by : Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Download or read book Buffon’s Natural History written by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-25 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Buffon’s Natural History by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Book Synopsis Buffon's Natural History, Volume I (of 10) by : Georges Buffon
Download or read book Buffon's Natural History, Volume I (of 10) written by Georges Buffon and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Biographies of Scientific Men written by Arthur Bower Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See pp. 62-74 for Linnaeus. The plate facing p. 62 is a photo of Laplantes engraving of Linnaeus' portrait, facing left (Tullberg 104e).
Book Synopsis A Natural History of Shells by : Geerat J. Vermeij
Download or read book A Natural History of Shells written by Geerat J. Vermeij and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1995-04-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “one of the master naturalists of our time” (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life Geerat Vermeij wrote this “celebration of shells” to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? And how did they evolve? With lucidity and charm, the MacArthur-winning evolutionary biologist reveals how shells give us insights into the lives of animals today and in the distant geological past.
Book Synopsis How to Write the History of the New World by : Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra
Download or read book How to Write the History of the New World written by Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Economist Book of the Year, 2001. In the 18th century, a debate ensued over the French naturalist Buffon’s contention that the New World was in fact geologically new. Historians, naturalists, and philosophers clashed over Buffon’s view. This book maintains that the “dispute” was also a debate over historical authority: upon whose sources and facts should naturalists and historians reconstruct the history of the New World and its people. In addressing this question, the author offers a strikingly novel interpretation of the Enlightenment.
Book Synopsis Buffon's Natural History by : Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon
Download or read book Buffon's Natural History written by Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon and published by . This book was released on 1797 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Buffon's Natural History. Volume X (of 10) by : Georges Buffon
Download or read book Buffon's Natural History. Volume X (of 10) written by Georges Buffon and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
