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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Martin J. S. Rudwick Translated by:
Martin J.S. Rudwick (Professor of History Science Studies Program University of California San Diego USA) Imprint: University of Chicago Press Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2nd ed. Dimensions:
Height: 23mm,
Width: 15mm,
Spine: 2mm
Weight: 425g ISBN:9780226731070 ISBN 10: 0226731073 Pages: 318 Publication Date:01 November 1998 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Martin J. S. Rudwick is professor emeritus of history at the University of California, San Diego and affiliated scholar in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.