02180nam 2200505 450 991013661010332120200520144314.00-268-15975-0(CKB)3710000000903317(MiAaPQ)EBC4714711(Au-PeEL)EBL4714711(CaPaEBR)ebr11279769(OCoLC)960759020(BIP)056850860(EXLCZ)99371000000090331720161226h19811981 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFrom natural history to the history of nature readings from Buffon and his critics /edited, translated, and with introductions by John Lyon and Phillip R. SloanNotre Dame, Indiana ;London, [England] :University of Notre Dame Press,1981.19811 online resource (461 pages) illustrationsIncludes index.0-268-15974-2 This collection of readings, published for the first time in any language, presents a selection of critical responses to the original publication of the Natural History by George Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1697-1788). Comments by Albrecht von Haller, Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Héault de Séchelles, and anonymous reviews from leading periodicals of the period are included. Substantial selections from the first volumes of the Natural History and important documents from Buffon's earlier works are also included. As much as possible, the authors have used entire selections, rather than brief excerpts.Natural historyHistoryNaturalistsFranceBiographyBuffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte De, 1707-1788Natural HistoryScienceNatural historyHistory.Naturalists500Lyon JohnSloan Phillip R.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136610103321From natural history to the history of nature720444UNINA