01959cam a22003253u 4500 45602 UtSlPG 20260610134039.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 QH Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788 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 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_Naturelle Release date is 2014-05-07 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 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.) Original publication data not identified Natural history Barr, James Smith https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45602 86441 86441