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Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations & Interpretations of the Primary Texts
By M. J. S. Rudwick, George Cuvier
320 pages
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- University of Chicago Press
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Synopsis
French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) helped form and bring credibility to geology and paleontology. Here Martin J. S. Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier's essential writings on fossils and catastrophes and links these translated texts together with his own insightful narrative and interpretive commentary. "Martin Rudwick has done English-speaking science a considerable service by translating and commenting on Cuvier's work. . . . He guides us through Cuvier's most important ...
French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) helped form and bring credibility to geology and paleontology. Here Martin J. S. Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier's essential writings on fossils and catastrophes and links these translated texts together with his own insightful narrative and interpretive commentary. "Martin Rudwick has done English-speaking science a considerable service by translating and commenting on Cuvier's work. . . . He guides us through Cuvier's most important writings, especially those which demonstrate his new technique of comparative anatomy."--Douglas Palmer, New Scientist
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface and Acknowledgments ix
- Notes on the Text xv
- I - The Theory of the Earth 1
- 2 - Living and Fossil Elephants 13
- 3 - The Megatherium from South America 25
- 4 - A Research Program on Fossil Bones 33
- 5 - An Appeal for International Collaboration 42
- 6 - The Animals from the Gypsum Beds Around Paris 59
- 7 - A Pouched Marsupial from Paris 68
- 8 - Popular Lectures on Geology 74
- 9 - A Review of Fossil Pachyderms 89
- 10 - A Report on AndrÉs Theory of the Earth 98
- II - The Progress of Geological Science 112
- 12 - The Geology of the Region Around Paris 127
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface and Acknowledgments ix
- Notes on the Text xv
- I - The Theory of the Earth 1
- 2 - Living and Fossil Elephants 13
- 3 - The Megatherium from South America 25
- 4 - A Research Program on Fossil Bones 33
- 5 - An Appeal for International Collaboration 42
- 6 - The Animals from the Gypsum Beds Around Paris 59
- 7 - A Pouched Marsupial from Paris 68
- 8 - Popular Lectures on Geology 74
- 9 - A Review of Fossil Pachyderms 89
- 10 - A Report on AndrÉs Theory of the Earth 98
- II - The Progress of Geological Science 112
- 12 - The Geology of the Region Around Paris 127
- 13 - Fossil Deer and Cattle 157
- 14 - Collected Researches on Fossil Bones 165
- 15 - The Revolutions of the Globe 173
- Conclusions 253
- Further Reading 269
- Bibliography of Cuvler's Sources 273
- Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science 283
- Appendix: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts 285
- Sources for Figures 293
- Index 295