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Essay on the Theory of the Earth, 1813

Georges Cuvier author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Nov '03

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Based at the Parisian Museum of Natural History, Cuvier was able to compare the fossil bones he dug from the quarries of Montmartre with those of animals alive today. Guided by the principle of correlation, that all the parts of an animal must cohere, and by analogy, with living species, Cuvier boldly reconstructed extinct creatures from the incomplete skeletons he unearthed. This process is described in his Essay on the Theory of the Earth.

ISBN: 9780415289238

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 590g

296 pages