Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière

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Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière is an influential multi-volume 18th-century natural history work by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon that sought to systematically describe the natural world and shaped the development of biology and natural science in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-volume work ⓘ
natural history book ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ
aim to describe the natural world systematically ⓘ
approach philosophical reflection on nature ⓘ
systematic description of species ⓘ
associatedWith Académie des sciences ⓘ
Jardin du Roi ⓘ
author Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon ⓘ
circulation widely read in 18th-century Europe ⓘ
contains descriptions of animals ⓘ
descriptions of minerals ⓘ
descriptions of plants ⓘ
theories on the age of the Earth ⓘ
theories on the formation of the solar system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
field biology ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
geology ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
genre Enlightenment science ⓘ
scientific literature ⓘ
hasIllustrations yes ⓘ
hasPart Histoire de l’homme ⓘ
Histoire des animaux ⓘ
Histoire et théorie de la Terre ⓘ
Suppléments à l’Histoire naturelle ⓘ
Époques de la nature ⓘ
historicalContext French Enlightenment ⓘ
impact helped professionalize natural history ⓘ
shaped museum and collection practices ⓘ
influenced Charles Darwin ⓘ
Georges Cuvier ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck ⓘ
development of biology in Europe ⓘ
development of natural science in Europe ⓘ
notableFor comprehensive scope of natural history ⓘ
influence on later evolutionary thought ⓘ
literary style in scientific writing ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
publicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
publisherLocation Paris ⓘ
targetAudience educated public ⓘ
scholars ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed natural world ⓘ

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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon → notableWork → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
Buffon → notableWork → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
Buffon → authorOf → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon → notableWork → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
subject linked to: Georges-Louis
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière → hasPart → Suppléments à l’Histoire naturelle ⓘ
linked to: Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon → notableWork → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
subject linked to: Buffon family
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton → notableWork → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
Les époques de la nature → relatedWork → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
Histoire des animaux → partOf → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ
Histoire des animaux → classificationSystem → Buffon’s natural system ⓘ
linked to: Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière
Histoire de l’homme → partOf → Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière ⓘ