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UNINA9910825925903321 |
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Autore |
Rudwick M. J. S |
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Titolo |
Georges Cuvier, fossil bones, and geological catastrophes [[electronic resource] ] : new translations & interpretations of the primary texts / / Martin J.S. Rudwick |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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9786611430573 |
1-281-43057-9 |
0-226-73108-1 |
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Edizione |
[1998th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CuvierGeorges, baron, <1769-1832.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mammals, Fossil |
Catastrophes (Geology) |
Geology - History - 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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"Bibliography of Cuvier's sources": p. [273]-282. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-271) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES ON THE TEXTS -- 1. The Theory of the Earth -- 2. Living and Fossil Elephants -- 3. The Megatherium from South America -- 4. A Research Program on Fossil Bones -- 5. An Appeal for International Collaboration -- 6. The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris -- 7. A Pouched Marsupial from Paris -- 8. Popular Lectures on Geology -- 9. A Review of Fossil Pachyderms -- 10. A Report on Andre's Theory of the Earth -- 11. The Progress of Geological Science -- 12. The Geology of the Region around Paris -- 13. Fossil Deer and Cattle -- 14. Collected Researches on Fossil Bones -- 15. The Revolutions of the Globe -- 16. Conclusions -- Further Reading -- Bibliography of Cuvier's Sources -- Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science -- Appendix: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts -- Sources for Figures -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) helped form and bring credibility to geology and paleontology. Here Martin J. S. Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier's essential writings on |
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