"Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10)" by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon is a scientific work from the 1700s that studies the history of animal creation, coupled with ideas about mankind and the world we live in. The book thoroughly analyzes the process of reproduction and the scientific understanding of evolution during that era, referencing ideas from famous thinkers like Aristotle and Harvey. Through this volume, Buffon discusses past theories on reproduction, especially those from ancient scholars like Aristotle and Hippocrates, in addition to more recent figures such as Descartes and Harvey. He examines and questions these theories, exploring their effects on our understanding of how life begins and grows, and the debates about the beginnings of life; it presents his point of view on how living things develop from conception to adulthood, representing Buffon's exploration into the natural history of life.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c.
By Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon
Explore the 18th-century scientific debates on the origins of life, animal generation, and humanity's place in the natural world.
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