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BUFFON, GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE(1707–1788) The French naturalist and author Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, enjoyed international acclaim for the artistic expression of his own grandiose, often brilliant theories and for presenting in similar fashion the discoveries of leading contemporaries, particularly in the field of ...
Basing his philosophical position on the epochal work of Newton, Buffon demonstrated successfully that the natural world was a world controlled by natural forces, from the workings of the tides to the production of species.
Apr 1, 2007 · Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) was eldest of five children of a conseiller to the Burgundian parliament. Three of his siblings entered the church, and although he attended a Jesuit college in Dijon, he subsequently went to Paris and became infected with Enlightenment skepticism.
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Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 7 September 1707-16 April 1788, French naturalist. Buffon, born George-Louis LeClerc (the name Buffon was inherited with an from his mother when he was twenty-five), was born in Montbard, France, the son of a Burgundian state official, and attended the Jesuit College of Godrans in Dijon.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) On publishing curiosities, burning mirrors, and bison. Sally Newcomb, Guest Author. Acquisitions. Wenner Collection. Rare Books. Physics History. Library. History of the Book. Vol. II, plate XV: A drawing of a burning mirror that Buffon used.
Jan 1, 2022 · According to Buffon, this is a true theory, for it rests on observed facts and verifiable physical laws, to which one can apply a probabilistic analysis. The theory rules out any reference to God, ad hoc hypotheses, or catastrophic events dating back to a remote past.
