Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de,  1707-1788 <br/><br/>
Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10) :  Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Mineral, &c. &c 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_Naturelle  Release date is 2014-05-07 
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<br/><br/> "Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10)" by Buffon is an encyclopedic work published between 1749-1804. This monumental collection encompasses the natural sciences of its era, from animal life to minerals, physics to technology. Volume 02 focuses on the general history of animals and the natural history of humans. The work challenged biblical chronology and introduced secular perspectives on Earth's origins, earning both widespread acclaim and religious criticism. Its detailed observations laid groundwork for future evolutionary thought, making Buffon a pivotal figure in natural history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Natural history 
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