“It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected.”
Quote by Georges Cuvier
Work
Essay on the Theory of the Earth
This book is a foundational text in the study of geology, detailing the author's theories on the Earth's origins and composition. more
Author
Georges Cuvier
Georges Cuvier, a French naturalist born on August 23, 1769, and died on May 13, 1832, is one of the most outstanding naturalists in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is known as one of the founders of comparative anatomy and has made significant contributions to paleontology and the theory of evolution. more
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