Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Mineral, &c. &c

"Buffon's Natural History, Volume 02 (of 10)" by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon is a broad scientific text from the 1700s that organizes and clarifies knowledge of the natural world. The book carefully looks at the earth, mankind’s story, animal life, plants, and minerals in a systematic way. It starts with a detailed explanation of the ocean, clarifying its geography, physical structures, and connections to other bodies of water, while particularly focusing on the moon's effect on tides, shaping coastal geography, and setting the stage for a revolutionary theory about earth's origins.