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100 1 _aCuvier, Georges, baron,
_d1769-1832
240 1 0 _aDiscours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe. English
245 1 0 _aEssay on the Theory of the Earth
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2020-08-12
508 _aProduced by MFR, Josep Cols Canals, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"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 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGeology
653 _aPaleontology
700 1 _aJameson, Robert,
_d1774-1854
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62918
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