Barr's Buffon. Buffon's Natural history. : Containing A theory of the earth, A general history of man, Of the brute creation, and Of vegetables, minerals, &c. &c. &c./ From the French. ; With notes by the translator.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788.

Contributor:

Barr, J. S.

Standardized Title:

Histoire naturelle, générale et particulilre. English. Selections

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Natural history.

Earth (Planet).

Anthropology--Early works to 1870.

Anthropology.

Zoology.

Mineralogy--Early works to 1800.

Mineralogy.

Light.

Heat.

Physical Description:

10 volumes : illustrations, portrait ;c20 cm. (8vo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for the proprietor, and sold by H. D. Symonds ..., 1797-1807.

Contents:

v. I. The theory of the earth. Proof of the theory of the earth. : Article I-X

v. II. Proof of the theory of the earth. : Article XI-XIX. Conclusion of The theory of the earth. History of animals

v. III. History of animals [continued]. History of man

v. IV. [History of man] [continued].

v. V-IX. History of the brute creation. Of the degeneration of animals

v. X. Of the degeneration of animals [continued]. Nature and properties of minerals, vegetables, &c. Experiments on light, and on the heat it may producce. General views of nature.

Notes:

Translation of selected portions of: Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére.

Vol. 1: viii, 333, [1] p.; v. 2: iv, 348 p.; v. 3: [4], 348 p., IV leaves of plates; v. 4: [4], 352 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 5: [4], 347, [1] p., [16] leaves of plates; v. 6: iiv, 346 p., [19] leaves of plates; v.7: iv, 338 p., [13] leaves of plates; v. 8: iv, 343, [1] p., [18] leaves of plates; v. 9: vi, 355, [1] p., [15] leaves of plates; v. 10: [4], 366p.

Colophon (v.3-10): T. Gillet, Printer ...

Contains:

Buffon's Natural history.

Natural history.

OCLC:

45137204