Project Gutenberg 2014-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 106 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 09 (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 09 (of 10)" by Buffon is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This volume is part of a comprehensive work that aims to catalog and describe various species of animals and plants, focusing on their characteristics, habitats, and behaviors. The text likely serves as a resource for naturalists, scholars, and anyone interested in the biological sciences of its time. The opening of this volume details the characteristics of several animal species, including the Loris, Javelin Bat, Serval, Ocelot, and others. It provides thorough descriptions of their physical attributes, habits, and habitats based on both personal observations and information from earlier naturalists. For instance, the Loris is noted for its distinctive body structure and unique reproductive anatomy, while the Javelin Bat is differentiated by its nose shape. The text also engages with the historical context of animal classification and the evolution of scientific understanding, reflecting the curiosity and methods of natural philosophy that characterized the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45867/45867-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Natural history QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 556288 556295 2024-09-19T08:35:42.981169 2023-09-20T04:59:16.031229 text/html text/html 550877 2014-06-02T20:29:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3077993 2014-06-02T20:29:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2882394 2024-09-19T08:35:52.095139 application/epub+zip 2891937 2024-09-19T08:35:44.614145 application/epub+zip 247997 2024-09-19T08:35:43.594179 application/epub+zip 1950208 2024-09-19T08:35:57.398078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1895627 2024-09-19T08:35:51.013139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339869 2022-09-20T21:01:19.783705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462209 462008 2024-09-19T08:35:41.757255 2023-09-20T04:59:14.940219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 462142 2014-06-02T20:29:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160952 2014-06-02T20:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 462175 2014-06-02T20:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160907 2014-06-02T20:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20410 2024-09-19T08:35:57.553084 application/rdf+xml 16439 2024-09-19T08:35:43.733195 image/jpeg 3084 2024-09-19T08:35:43.664155 image/jpeg 3082154 2024-09-19T08:35:43.110171 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