Project Gutenberg 2014-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 67 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 06 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &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 06" by Buffon is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This volume contains extensive discussions on various domestic and wild animals, exploring their characteristics, behaviors, relationships with humans, and environmental adaptations. The text serves as both a comprehensive account of zoology in Buffon's time and a reflection on the broader aspects of natural history. At the start of this volume, Buffon discusses domestic animals, beginning with the cat. He describes the cat's nature as fundamentally independent and cunning, contrasting it sharply with the loyalty associated with dogs. Buffon details the cat’s habits, reproductive behaviors, and characteristics, emphasizing its dual domestic and wild nature. He extends his observations to include the classifications of various wild animals, hinting at a systematic approach to understanding animal life in relation to the environment and human interactions. The opening sets the stage for a thorough analysis of animal species, suggesting a blend of observational detail and philosophical inquiry into their roles in nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45731/45731-h/images/cover.jpg en Natural history QH Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 511425 511437 2024-09-19T07:38:26.492514 2023-09-20T04:07:37.890406 text/html text/html 508742 2014-05-23T09:02:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3701031 2014-05-23T09:02:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3459421 2024-09-19T07:38:34.835468 application/epub+zip 3465965 2024-09-19T07:38:28.217459 application/epub+zip 247415 2024-09-19T07:38:27.165508 application/epub+zip 2424842 2024-09-19T07:38:39.624453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2381782 2024-09-19T07:38:33.707469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334932 2022-09-20T19:49:31.055074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454227 454026 2024-09-19T07:38:25.647497 2023-09-20T04:07:37.032404 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 454195 2014-05-23T09:02:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164423 2014-05-23T09:02:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 454198 2014-05-23T09:02:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164360 2014-05-23T09:02:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20673 2024-09-19T07:38:39.767402 application/rdf+xml 15388 2024-09-19T07:38:27.256469 image/jpeg 3018 2024-09-19T07:38:27.210487 image/jpeg 3702658 2024-09-19T07:38:26.643517 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