Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes : New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts.

Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes : New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rudwick, Martin J. S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Mammals, Fossil.
Catastrophes (Geology)
Geology > History > 18th century.
Geology
Mammals, Fossil
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgments; Notes on the Texts; 1. The Theory of the Earth; 2. Living and Fossil Elephants; 3. The Megatherium from South America; 4. A Research Program on Fossil Bones; 5. An Appeal for International Collaboration; 6. The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris; 7. A Pouched Marsupial from Paris; 8. Popular Lectures on Geology; 9. A Review of Fossil Pachyderms; 10. A Report on André's Theory of the Earth; 11. The Progress of Geological Science; 12. The Geology of the Region around Paris.
  • 13. Fossil Deer and Cattle14. Collected Researches on Fossil Bones; 15. The Revolutions of the Globe; 16. Conclusions; Further Reading; Bibliography of Cuvier's Sources; Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science; Appendix: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts; Sources for Figures; Index.

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