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 05 (of 10)" by Buffon is an encyclopedic work published in 1755. This volume forms part of a monumental 36-volume collection covering all natural sciences known in the eighteenth century. Volume five continues Buffon's systematic exploration of quadrupeds, documenting animal morphology and behavior. The work achieved immense success, selling out its first edition within six weeks, though it drew criticism from religious authorities for challenging biblical timelines. Buffon's comparative anatomy and secular approach helped establish modern natural history. (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/45730 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45730 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134041.0 45730