Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes: New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts / Edition 2

by Martin J. S. Rudwick

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780226731070
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Publication date:	11/01/1998
Series:	New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts
Edition description:	1
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1440L (what's this?)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Notes on the Texts
1: The Theory of the Earth
2: Living and Fossil Elephants
3: The Megatherium from South America
4: A Research Program on Fossil Bones
5: An Appeal for International Collaboration
6: The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris
7: A Pouched Marsupial from Paris
8: Popular Lectures on Geology
9: A Review of Fossil Pachyderms
10: A Report on Andre's Theory of the Earth
11: The Progress of Geological Science
12: The Geology of the Region around Paris
13: Fossil Deer and Cattle
14: Collected Researches on Fossil Bones
15: The Revolutions of the Globe
16: Conclusions
Further Reading
Bibliography of Cuvier's Sources
Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science
App: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts
Sources for Figures
Index

Editorial Reviews

this edition of Cuvier's writings will become an essential tool for all who research and teach the history of geology, paleontology, and evolutionism. -- American Scientist

Peter J. Bowler