Le rgne animal distribu d'aprs son organisation by Georges... - 9781108058919

Le rgne animal distribu d'aprs son organisationPour servir de base l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction l'anatomie compare\nAuthor(s): Georges Cuvier\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108058919, 978-1108058919\nSynopsis\nFrench zoologist and naturalist Georges Cuvier [tel], one of the most eminent scientific figures of the early nineteenth century, is best known for laying the foundations of comparative anatomy and palaeontology. He spent his lifetime studying the anatomy of animals, and broke new ground by comparing living and fossil specimens - many he uncovered himself. However, Cuvier always opposed evolutionary theories and was during his day the foremost proponent of catastrophism, a doctrine contending that geological changes were caused by sudden cataclysms. He received universal acclaim when he published his monumental Le rgne animal, which made significant advances ove.