This collection of readings, published for the first time in any language, presents a selection of critical responses to the original publication of the Natural History by George Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1697-1788). Comments by Albrecht von Haller, Lamoignon de Malesherbes, H ault de S chelles, and anonymous reviews from leading periodicals of the period are included. Substantial selections from the first volumes of the Natural...
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