1776 Buffon Natural SCIENCE Illustrated Germination Microbiology Microscope

1776 Buffon Natural SCIENCE Illustrated Germination Microbiology Microscope

“Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were ‘Buffonians’”

― Ernst Mayer

The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, “Histoire Naturelle,” was fascinating 18^th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the grandeur of the work, he focused on the individual orders of living things. The DSB mentions that

“Buffon’s order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science.”

This volume contains 8 impressive illustrations including views animal germination and reproductive cells. It also contains descriptions of early man and the development of humans.

Item number: #22028

Price: $499

BUFFON, Georges Louis Lecrec

Oeuvres complètes

Paris : Imprimerie Royale, 1776.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • [6], 603, [1]
  • 8 engravings
• Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – H. Trouchin
  • Motto: SURSUM CORDA
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~10in X 7.75in (25.5cm x 20cm)

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