Le regne animal distribue d'apres son organisation: Pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology) - Softcover

Cuvier, Georges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108058892 ISBN 13: 9781108058896

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

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, Volume 2 of the original version covers reptiles and fish.

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Book Description:

Eminent French scientist Georges Cuvier (1769–1832) spent his life studying the anatomy of animals. His most influential work integrated for the first time geology, palaeontology, zoology and comparative anatomy. First published in 1817, this four-volume work covers mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, molluscs, arachnids, insects and zoophytes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1108058892
• ISBN 13: 9781108058896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 556