Buffon's Natural history

Name: Buffon's Natural history
ISBN: 9780665488733

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

127 pages · about 2 hours
First published 1749
174 editions
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Good for readers who want: nature, history, science, and a short read.

Natural history
Biology
History
Science
Anthropology
Sciences naturelles
Natural sciences
Zoology

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3 About Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

1707–1788

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French:; 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. He held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including two prominent French scientists Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier.

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