Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10) by Buffon

"Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10)" by Buffon is an encyclopedic work published between 1749-1804. This monumental collection encompasses the natural sciences of its era, from animal life to minerals, physics to technology. Volume 02 focuses on the general history of animals and the natural history of humans. The work challenged biblical chronology and introduced secular perspectives on Earth's origins, earning both widespread acclaim and religious criticism. Its detailed observations laid groundwork for future evolutionary thought, making Buffon a pivotal figure in natural history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788
Editor Barr, James Smith
Title Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10)
Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Mineral, &c. &c
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_Naturelle
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 49.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class QH: Science: Natural history
Subject Natural history
Category Text
eBook-No. 45602
Release Date
Last Update Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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