Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes e-bog
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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."e;Martin Rudwick has done English-speaking science a consi...
E-bog
436,85 DKK
Forlag
University of Chicago Press
Udgivet
15 april 2008
Længde
318 sider
Genrer
2ADF
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780226731087
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."e;Martin Rudwick has done English-speaking science a considerable service by translating and commenting on Cuvier's work. . . . He guides us through Cuvier's most important writings, especially those which demonstrate his new technique of comparative anatomy."e;-Douglas Palmer, New Scientist