Buffon's Natural History. Volume 04 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c

"Buffon's Natural History. Volume 04 (of 10)" by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon delves into the scientific study of humans, especially focusing on growth and maturity. Published in the early 1800s, the book looks at the biology of humans, including details about infancy and puberty, in order to understand how we fit into the natural world; the book starts by examining the details of babyhood, like sleep, food needs, and how babies grow and change over time, also stressing how important mothers are to a child’s development, and what happens when kids are not taken care of; it pulls examples from different cultures, and ties them back to the larger study of life on Earth.