Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts

Name: Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts
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ISBN: 9780226731070

ISBN-10: 0226731073

ISBN-13: 9780226731070

Edition: 1998

Authors: Martin J. S. Rudwick

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French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) helped form and bring credibility to geology and paleontology. Here Martin J. S. Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier's essential writings on fossils and catastrophes and links these translated texts together with his own insightful narrative and interpretive commentary. "Martin Rudwick has done English-speaking science a considerable service by translating and commenting on Cuvier's work. . . . He guides us through Cuvier's most important writings, especially those which demonstrate his new technique of comparative anatomy."--Douglas Palmer, New Scientist

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 318
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Notes on the Texts



The Theory of the Earth



Living and Fossil Elephants



The Megatherium from South America



A Research Program on Fossil Bones



An Appeal for International Collaboration



The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris



A Pouched Marsupial from Paris



Popular Lectures on Geology



A Review of Fossil Pachyderms



A Report on Andre's Theory of the Earth



The Progress of Geological Science



The Geology of the Region around Paris



Fossil Deer and Cattle



Collected Researches on Fossil Bones



The Revolutions of the Globe



Conclusions


Further Reading


Bibliography of Cuvier's Sources


Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science


App: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts


Sources for Figures


Index