Project Gutenberg 2014-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 197 Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de 1707 1788 Buffon, M. le comte de Leclerc, Georges Louis, comte de Buffon Barr, James Smith Barr, J. S. (James Smith) Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_Naturelle E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10)" by Buffon is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This volume primarily explores the history and theory of animal generation, alongside reflections on human nature and the natural world. The text is a comprehensive study that delves deeply into the mechanics of reproduction and the evolutionary thoughts of the time, featuring insights from various eminent philosophers and scientists such as Aristotle and Harvey. The opening of this volume presents a discourse on historical perspectives regarding reproduction, particularly focusing on the theories proposed by ancient philosophers like Aristotle and Hippocrates, as well as later thinkers such as Descartes and Harvey. Buffon critiques these theories while discussing their implications for understanding the process of generation. He highlights the ongoing debates around the origins of life, including theories on male and female reproductive fluids, and sets the stage for his own arguments and observations that aim to clarify the mystery of how organisms evolve from conception to maturity, reflecting Buffon’s broader inquiry into the natural history of species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45639/45639-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 40.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Natural history QH Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Science - Biology 489966 2025-07-18T11:59:05.193854 text/html 492156 2014-05-12T19:08:33 text/html 497137 2025-07-18T11:59:10.876770 application/epub+zip 504627 2025-07-18T11:59:06.374851 application/epub+zip 204411 2025-07-18T11:59:05.616855 application/epub+zip 793825 2025-07-18T11:59:14.232781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756679 2025-07-18T11:59:10.099829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293375 2022-09-20T19:08:42.253352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440056 2025-07-18T11:59:04.663801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420010 2024-10-24T07:14:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439779 2014-05-12T19:03:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439958 2014-05-12T19:03:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23590 2025-07-18T11:59:14.711768 application/rdf+xml 13845 2025-07-18T11:59:05.697805 image/jpeg 2859 2025-07-18T11:59:05.657812 image/jpeg 148785 2014-05-12T19:03:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 162072 2014-05-12T19:11:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 541011 2014-05-12T19:11:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 148734 2014-05-12T19:03:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 540743 2025-07-18T11:59:05.273843 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia