Les époques de la nature
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Les époques de la nature is a major 18th-century natural history work by Buffon that presents a speculative, multi-epoch narrative of Earth's formation and development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les époques de la nature canonical | 1 |
| Époques de la nature | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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natural history work ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| author |
Buffon
NERFINISHED
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
changes in climate over geological time
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changes in sea level over geological time ⓘ emergence and distribution of living beings ⓘ multi-epoch narrative of Earth’s development ⓘ progressive transformation of the Earth ⓘ successive ages of nature ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
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earth science ⓘ natural history ⓘ scientific speculation ⓘ |
| hasPart | series of epochs of nature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
long duration of geological processes
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relationship between Earth’s physical changes and living beings ⓘ temporal succession of natural states ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
pre-Darwinian natural history
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pre-modern geology ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century naturalists
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history of geology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
learned public
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readers of scientific and philosophical works ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
formation of the Earth
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geological epochs ⓘ history of the Earth ⓘ natural history of the globe ⓘ |
| movement |
Enlightenment science
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French Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early attempt at a deep-time history of the Earth
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influence on later geology and natural history ⓘ speculative account of Earth’s formation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
critique of literal scriptural geology
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naturalism ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorWork | late work of Buffon ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
naturalistic explanation of Earth’s history
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rejection of strictly biblical chronology for Earth’s age ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
this entity surface form:
Époques de la nature