Project Gutenberg 2014-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 99 Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de 1707 1788 Buffon, M. le comte de Leclerc, Georges Louis, comte de Buffon Barr, James Smith Barr, J. S. (James Smith) 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 Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10)" by Buffon is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work is a comprehensive exploration of natural history, encompassing various topics such as the theory of the earth, the history of man, animal species, and the study of plants and minerals. The book focuses on providing systematic descriptions and explanations of natural phenomena, related life forms, and the interactions between them. The opening of the volume sets the stage for a detailed discussion on the ocean's geography, beginning with an examination of seas and lakes. It describes the physical structure of various bodies of water, outlines their connections to the ocean, and discusses their unique characteristics, including tidal behaviors and geographical formations. Buffon elaborates on the flux and reflux of tides, emphasizing their relationship with the moon's phases and their implications on coastal geography. Through these observations, the text aims to construct a deeper understanding of the natural world while laying down the foundational principles for Buffon's theory of the earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45602/45602-h/images/cover.jpg en Natural history QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 486509 486518 2024-09-19T07:00:07.909553 2023-09-20T03:30:37.408440 text/html text/html 489501 2014-05-06T18:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182210 2014-05-06T18:53:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 200063 2024-09-19T07:00:13.956424 application/epub+zip 206551 2024-09-19T07:00:08.738474 application/epub+zip 204268 2024-09-19T07:00:08.326445 application/epub+zip 343831 2024-09-19T07:00:18.079426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305596 2024-09-19T07:00:13.488431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288736 2022-09-20T18:54:19.603244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433243 433042 2024-09-19T07:00:07.204489 2023-09-20T03:30:36.779433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 433218 2014-05-06T18:53:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146646 2014-05-06T18:53:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 433228 2014-05-06T18:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146602 2014-05-06T18:53:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20399 2024-09-19T07:00:18.225417 application/rdf+xml 14582 2024-09-19T07:00:08.405480 image/jpeg 2975 2024-09-19T07:00:08.366469 image/jpeg 181862 2024-09-19T07:00:07.958454 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog