Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary TextsUniversity of Chicago Press, 15 apr 2008 - 318 pagine French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) helped form and bring credibility to geology and paleontology. Here Martin J. S. Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier's essential writings on fossils and catastrophes and links these translated texts together with his own insightful narrative and interpretive commentary. |
Sommario
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2 Living and Fossil Elephants | 13 |
3 The Megatherium from South America | 25 |
4 A Research Program on Fossil Bones | 33 |
5 An Appeal for International Collaboration | 42 |
6 The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris | 59 |
7 A Pouched Marsupial from Paris | 68 |
8 Popular Lectures on Geology | 74 |
13 Fossil Deer and Cattle | 157 |
14 Collected Researches on Fossil Bones | 165 |
15 The Revolutions of the Globe | 173 |
16 Conclusions | 253 |
Further Reading | 269 |
Bibliography of Cuviers Sources | 273 |
Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science | 283 |
Appendix French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts | 285 |
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Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations ... Martin J. S. Rudwick Anteprima non disponibile - 1998 |
Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations ... Martin J. S. Rudwick Anteprima non disponibile - 1997 |
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