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Title:
Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10)
Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c.
Note: Reading ease score: 40.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10)" by Buffon is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This volume primarily explores the history and theory of animal generation, alongside reflections on human nature and the natural world. The text is a comprehensive study that delves deeply into the mechanics of reproduction and the evolutionary thoughts of the time, featuring insights from various eminent philosophers and scientists such as Aristotle and Harvey. The opening of this volume presents a discourse on historical perspectives regarding reproduction, particularly focusing on the theories proposed by ancient philosophers like Aristotle and Hippocrates, as well as later thinkers such as Descartes and Harvey. Buffon critiques these theories while discussing their implications for understanding the process of generation. He highlights the ongoing debates around the origins of life, including theories on male and female reproductive fluids, and sets the stage for his own arguments and observations that aim to clarify the mystery of how organisms evolve from conception to maturity, reflecting Buffon’s broader inquiry into the natural history of species. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788
Editor: Barr, James Smith
EBook No.: 45639
Published: May 12, 2014
Downloads: 92
Language: English
Subject: Natural history
LoCC: Science: Natural history
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10)
Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c.
Note: Reading ease score: 40.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10)" by Buffon is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This volume primarily explores the history and theory of animal generation, alongside reflections on human nature and the natural world. The text is a comprehensive study that delves deeply into the mechanics of reproduction and the evolutionary thoughts of the time, featuring insights from various eminent philosophers and scientists such as Aristotle and Harvey. The opening of this volume presents a discourse on historical perspectives regarding reproduction, particularly focusing on the theories proposed by ancient philosophers like Aristotle and Hippocrates, as well as later thinkers such as Descartes and Harvey. Buffon critiques these theories while discussing their implications for understanding the process of generation. He highlights the ongoing debates around the origins of life, including theories on male and female reproductive fluids, and sets the stage for his own arguments and observations that aim to clarify the mystery of how organisms evolve from conception to maturity, reflecting Buffon’s broader inquiry into the natural history of species. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788
Editor: Barr, James Smith
EBook No.: 45639
Published: May 12, 2014
Downloads: 92
Language: English
Subject: Natural history
LoCC: Science: Natural history
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.