Project Gutenberg 2014-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 88 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 10 (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 10" by Buffon is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This volume completes a comprehensive exploration of natural history, encompassing theories of the earth, a history of various species of animals, and encounters with plants and minerals. The text dives into the interconnections of life forms, their origins, and classifications, offering insights into the natural world. The opening of this volume discusses the classification and degeneration of animals, presenting a detailed examination of various species and their relationships. Buffon categorizes animals based on shared characteristics and behaviors, illustrating how environmental factors influence their development. He notes the genetic ties among species, particularly highlighting the domesticated dog's relation to wild canines. The text also introduces theories regarding the origins of different animals, touching on the impact of climate and the concept of degeneration over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45868/45868-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Natural history QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 579808 579818 2024-09-19T08:35:59.176091 2023-09-20T04:59:30.097861 text/html text/html 587785 2014-06-02T20:31:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 211171 2014-06-02T20:31:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 229138 2024-09-19T08:36:08.159067 application/epub+zip 234459 2024-09-19T08:36:00.653076 application/epub+zip 232354 2024-09-19T08:35:59.907074 application/epub+zip 394305 2024-09-19T08:36:13.047067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349636 2024-09-19T08:36:07.303033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333196 2022-09-20T21:01:48.533930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490807 490606 2024-09-19T08:35:57.774110 2023-09-20T04:59:28.783899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 490797 2014-06-02T20:31:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162057 2014-06-02T20:31:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 490793 2014-06-02T20:31:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162034 2014-06-02T20:31:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20404 2024-09-19T08:36:13.194998 application/rdf+xml 11706 2024-09-19T08:36:00.007071 image/jpeg 2462 2024-09-19T08:35:59.957074 image/jpeg 212959 2024-09-19T08:35:59.232085 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