Natural History, General and Particular, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 2018-02-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 0656430427 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780656430420 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from Natural History, General and Particular, Vol. 1 They rejefied dubious and fiflitious relations. They added, from obfervation and experiment, many new fails They arranged animals under proper clafl'es and fubdivifions They defcribed with accuracy and precifion They pointed out the importance of the fcience, and recommended the Rudy of it by the folidity and clearnefs of their views, and by the brevity and perfpicuity of their compofitions. This tafie continued fome time, and produced'the works of Reaumur. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.