Essay on the Theory of the Earth (Registro nro. 103742)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cuvier, Georges, baron, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1769-1832 |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe. English |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Essay on the Theory of the Earth |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2020-08-12 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by MFR, Josep Cols Canals, John Campbell and the<br/>Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net<br/>(This file was produced from images generously made<br/>available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Essay on the Theory of the Earth" by Baron Georges Cuvier is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work delves into the principles of geology and paleontology, particularly focusing on fossil remains and their significance in understanding the Earth's history and the evolution of life. Cuvier's exploration aims to establish a systematic method for determining the age of geological formations and the organisms that once inhabited them. The opening of the essay provides a comprehensive introduction to Cuvier's thoughts on geology and paleontology. It discusses the implications of fossil findings and reflects on how these remnants serve as evidence for past catastrophes and radical changes in the Earth's structure, such as shifts in land and sea. Cuvier also highlights the need for a rigorous scientific methodology in the classification of fossils, emphasizing their importance in reconstructing the history of life on Earth, and he advocates for a broader understanding of the revolutions that have shaped the planet prior to human existence. Overall, this beginning sets the stage for a detailed examination of the interconnections between geological phenomena and fossil evidence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Geology |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Paleontology |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jameson, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1774-1854 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62918">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62918</a> |
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