Volume 2

A natural history, general and particular containing the history and theory of the earth, a general history of man, the brute creation, vegetables, minerals, &c, &c / by George Louis Le Clerc, count of Buffon ; translated from the French by William Smellie.

  • Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788.
Date:
1817
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A natural history, general and particular containing the history and theory of the earth, a general history of man, the brute creation, vegetables, minerals, &c, &c / by George Louis Le Clerc, count of Buffon ; translated from the French by William Smellie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A NATURAL HISTORY, GENERAL AND PARTICULAR; CONTAINING THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF THE EARTH, A GENERAL HISTORY OF MAN, THE BRUTE CREATION, VEGETABLES, MINERALS, <y<\ Sfc. BY GEORGË LOUIS LE CLERC, COUNT OF BUFFON. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY WILLIAM SMELLIE, MEMBER OF THE ANTIQ.UARIAN AND ROYAL SOCIETIES OF EDINBURGH, > ‘ A NEW EDITION CORRECTED AND ENLARGED. TO WHICH IS ADDED A HISTORY OF f • • BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES, AND INSECTS, EMBRACING THE RECENT DISCOVERIES OF EMINENT NATURALISTS ; TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST CURIOUS FOREIGN PLANTS. BY HENRY AUGUSTUS CHAMBERS, LL. D. VOL. II. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY RICHARD EVANS, 17, PATERNOSTER-ROW J AND JOHN BOURNE, 17, GREEN-SIDE-STREET, EDINBURGH. 1817.