Work

Perrault, Buffon and the natural history of animals

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: In 1733, as part of a programme to publish its early works in a uniform format, the Paris Academy of Sciences reprinted Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des animaux (Histoire des animaux), last published in 1676, a work of both natural history and mechanistic anatomy. However, unlike the other works in this enterprise, Histoire des animaux was extensively edited and updated. In 1749 Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon published the first volume of Histoire naturelle. Its volumes on quadrupeds, written with Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, held significant similarities to Histoire des animaux. The relationship between these works has not hitherto been examined. Buffon's early ideas on species, in particular, resemble the emphasis on particulars of Histoire des animaux.

Source: Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science

DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2012.0044

Author: Anita Guerrini

Institution: Oregon State University

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Natural History

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Oregon State University

OpenAlex ID: W2135032071

FWCI: 2.179

Cites: 7

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10