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'George Louis Le Clerc, Comte De Buffon', 1774. Creator: Jacobus Houbraken.

'George Louis Le Clerc, Comte De Buffon', 1774. Portrait of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon (1707-1778). Buffon was the author of the encyclopedic 44-volume "Histoire Naturelle", in which he 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. The inscription states that he was in charge of the royal botanical gardens, and a member of: 'the Acedemie Francaise, the Royal Acedemy of Sciences, the Royal Society of London and of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Berlin, of St Petersburg etc'. [J H Schneider, 1774].
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'George Louis Le Clerc, Comte De Buffon', 1774. Creator: Jacobus Houbraken.
'George Louis Le Clerc, Comte De Buffon', 1774. Portrait of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon (1707-1778). Buffon was the author of the encyclopedic 44-volume "Histoire Naturelle", in which he 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. The inscription states that he was in charge of the royal botanical gardens, and a member of: 'the Acedemie Francaise, the Royal Acedemy of Sciences, the Royal Society of London and of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Berlin, of St Petersburg etc'. [J H Schneider, 1774]
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7113 x 9153 px | 186.3 MB
Tamaño impresión:
60.2 x 77.5 cm | 23.7 x 30.5 in (300 dpi)