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Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations & Interpretations of the Primary Texts
(Paperback, 1998)
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Author: M. J. S. Rudwick
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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0226731073
ISBN-13: 9780226731070
Nov 1998
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
302 pages
Language: English |
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| Size | | Length: | 302 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
Libraries where scientific 'primary sources' circulate will want to consider Rudwick's new translations of geological essays by Georges Cuvier. Science historian Rudwick of the University of California, San Diego, urges that the new translations are needed because much of Cuvier's geological work has never been translated into English. . . . The essays Rudwick includes here inevitably incorporate some of Cuvier's theorizing about zoological subjects, such as form and function, extinction, and evolution, but their focus is geology and paleontology. Includes instructive historical commentary, a thorough bibliography, and a number of illustrations from Cuvier's works.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Carroll
Curvier has an unsavory reputation among geologists as a dogmatic catastrophist who opposed any concept of organic evolution. Rudwick shows, in this superb historical analysis, that geologists and other scientists have neglected one of their most important forebears. . . . This book makes clear that Curvier's contributions to zoology, paleontology, and geology were seminal, and that his careful investigations and adherence to logic and physical evidence set a standard for all succeeding science. Rudwick takes several original texts by Cuvier and translates them into highly readable English prose. His introductions to each set the context of Cuvier's writing and provide compelling interpretations of his developing model for the analytical pursuit of natural history. The translations are enlivened by explanatory footnotes, which themselves provide a superb glimpse at the politics and passions of early-19th-century science. . . . An essential book.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Wilson
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