Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de 1707-1788 creator Barr, James Smith text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Buffon's Natural History. Volume 04 (of 10)" by Buffon is an encyclopedic work published between 1749-1804. This monumental collection spans 36 volumes covering all known natural sciences of the era, from quadrupeds and birds to minerals and geology. Volume 04 focuses on quadrupeds, exploring domestic animals and animal nature. Buffon's groundbreaking work challenged biblical timelines, introduced comparative anatomy, and laid foundations for evolutionary thought. Despite criticism for its elaborate prose, it achieved immense success, selling out its first edition within six weeks. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_Naturelle Release date is 2014-05-23 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) Original publication data not identified Natural history QH Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45729 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45729 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134041.0 45729