Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes
Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes Until quite recently, French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) opposed the biological theory of evolution, and championed the geological…
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Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes
Until quite recently, French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) opposed the biological theory of evolution, and championed the geological theory of catastrophism; but his careful research on fossils helped form and bring credibility to geology and palaeontology, and recent research has proved that his ideas on the importance of mass extinctions and catastrophes were well ahead of their time. Rudwick links these translated texts together with his own narrative and interpretive commentary, placing Cuvier's work in its biographical, scientific, and social context. In this volume, Martin Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier's essential writings on fossils and catastrophes, together with two previously unpublished pieces.
Frequently reprinted and translated, this essay became a key document in 19th-century debates about evolutionary theory, and is still used as source material by many English-speaking historians. A major feature of this book is a translation of Cuvier's best-known work, the "Preliminary Discourse" (1812).
Georges Cuvier
Georges Cuvier, Zoologist
Geological Structures and Maps
Blossoms and Bones
Muscles and Bones
Hearts and Bones
Bones and All
Bones and Biscuits
Hearts and Bones
Yorick and Bones