Medienkombination, Französisch, 2105 Seiten, Format (B × H): 214 mm x 283 mm, Gewicht: 2860 g
Pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie comparee
Medienkombination, Französisch, 2105 Seiten, Format (B × H): 214 mm x 283 mm, Gewicht: 2860 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology
ISBN: 978-1-108-05887-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
French zoologist and naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), one of the most eminent scientific figures of the early nineteenth century, is best known for laying the foundations of comparative anatomy and palaeontology. He spent his lifetime studying the anatomy of animals, and broke new ground by comparing living and fossil specimens - many he uncovered himself. However, Cuvier always opposed evolutionary theories and was during his day the foremost proponent of catastrophism, a doctrine contending that geological changes were caused by sudden cataclysms. He received universal acclaim when he published his monumental Le règne animal, which made significant advances over the Linnaean taxonomic system of classification and arranged animals into four large groups. The sixteen-volume English translation and expansion, The Animal Kingdom (1827–35), is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. First published in 1817, the four-volume original version covers mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, molluscs, arachnids, insects and zoophytes.
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Volume 1: Préface; Table methodique; Introduction; Mammifères; Oiseaux. Volume 2: Table methodique; Les reptiles; Les poissons; Les mollusques. Volume 3: Avertissement; Table methodique; Les crustaces; Les arachnides; Les insectes. Volume 4: Table methodique; Les zoophytes; Table alphabétique des auteurs; Corrections et additions; Explication des planches; Table alphabétique de l'ouvrage.
