From Natural History to the History of Nature: Readings from Buffon and His Critics

by John Lyon

Book Overview

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, H ault de S chelles, and anonymous reviews from leading periodicals of the period are included. Substantial selections from the first volumes of the Natural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268159742
• ISBN13: 9780268159740
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"