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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon, 18th century French naturalist, c1830. Artist: Delpech

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon, 18th century French naturalist, c1830. Artist: Delpech

1-158-462 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon, 18th century French naturalist, c1830. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle, Buffon (1707-1778) proposed that the Earth existed before 4004 BC, the then generally accepted date of its creation. His work was a precursor of the theory of evolution.

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Creator
  1. Delpech, attributed to: French: Artist, lithographer, printmaker
Subject
  1. George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon: French: scientist, naturalist, mathematician, writer, author
People Related
  1. Charles Darwin: British: Naturalist, geologist and biologist
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  1. Lithograph
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3366x5189
File Size : 51,171kb

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  1. 007806
  1. 007806
  1. 0460001038
  1. 1-158-462
  1. 1038
  1. 1158462
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