Georges Cuvier, fossil bones, and geological catastrophes : new translations & interpretations of the primary texts
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Rudwick, M. J. S.
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Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832. Essays.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Catastrophes (Geology)
Disasters.
Geology -- History -- 18th century.
Geology.
Mammals, Fossil.
Mammals.
Paleontology.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Catastrophes (Geology)
Disasters
Geology
History
Mammals
Mammals, Fossil
Paleontology
Other Subjects
38.22 palaeozoology.
Catastrofetheorie (geologie)
Catastrophes (Geology)
Catastrophes (Géologie)
Catastrophes naturelles.
Catastrophes.
Cuvier, Georges -- 1769-1832
Cuvier, Georges, -- (1769-1832)
Cuvier, Georges, -- 1769-1832.
Cuvier, Georges, -- baron, -- 1769-1832.
Disasters
disasters.
Fossielen.
Geologia histórica.
Geologie
Geologie.
Geology
geology.
Géologie -- 18e siècle.
Géologie.
Historical geology.
Katastrophe
Mammalia (class)
Mammals
Mammals, Fossil.
Mammifères -- Fossiles.
Mammifères fossiles.
Mammifères.
Paleontologia.
Paleontology
paleontology.
Paläontologie
Paléontologie.
Student Collection.
Wirbeltiere
Zoogdieren.

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xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Bibliography
"Bibliography of Cuvier's sources": pages 273-282.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-271) and index.
Description
In this volume, Martin J.S. Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier's essential writings on fossils and catastrophes. Some of these writings have never appeared before in English, and two pieces have never been published in any language. Rudwick links these translated texts together with his own insightful narrative and interpretive commentary, placing Cuvier's work in its biographical, scientific, and social context.
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A major feature of this book is a new translation of Cuvier's most famous work, the "Preliminary Discourse" (1812). Frequently reprinted and translated, this essay became a key document in nineteenth-century debates about evolutionary theory and is still used as source material by many English-speaking historians. But the original English translation was poor, and its editorial slant made Cuvier appear, quite incorrectly, to champion a literal interpretation of Genesis. Paleontologists, geologists, and historians of science, among others, will welcome these new translations and new insights into Cuvier's outstanding contributions to the earth and life sciences.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rudwick, M. J. S., & Cuvier, G. (1997). Georges Cuvier, fossil bones, and geological catastrophes: new translations & interpretations of the primary texts . University of Chicago Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rudwick, M. J. S and Georges Cuvier. 1997. Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations & Interpretations of the Primary Texts. University of Chicago Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rudwick, M. J. S and Georges Cuvier. Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations & Interpretations of the Primary Texts University of Chicago Press, 1997.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rudwick, M. J. S., and Georges Cuvier. Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations & Interpretations of the Primary Texts University of Chicago Press, 1997.

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