Buffon
In a review of Bernard Faӱ’s book, L’Esprit révolutionnaire en France et aux Etats-Unis à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, Gilbert Chinard expressed disappointment that the author had not included a chapter on French science in America, in which he might have discussed, among other things, the vogue of Buff...
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| Published in | The French Enlightenment in America p. 68 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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University of Georgia Press
15.10.2021
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | In a review of Bernard Faӱ’s book, L’Esprit révolutionnaire en France et aux Etats-Unis à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, Gilbert Chinard expressed disappointment that the author had not included a chapter on French science in America, in which he might have discussed, among other things, the vogue of Buffon’s Histoire naturelle,¹ In Chinard’s opinion, this was not merely a matter of fleeting fashion; he believed that Buffon and his collaborators exerted a durable influence here. Somewhat paradoxical is the opinion of a recent investigator who affirms that “the more popular works of Buffon, although available in several English translations, |
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| ISBN: | 9780820359311 0820359319 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv21d632f.10 |