{"product_id":"essai-de-geologie-ou-memoires-pour-servir-a-lhistoire-naturelle-du-globe-paperback-9781108070706","title":"Essai de géologie; Ou, Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire naturelle du globe (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070706","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEssai de géologie\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOu, Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire naturelle du globe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA three-part work, published between 1803 and 1809, by the professor of geology at the natural history museum in Paris.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarthélemy Faujas-de-St.-Fond (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070706, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e518 pages, 17 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBarthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819) abandoned the legal profession to pursue studies in natural history. Appointed a royal commissioner of mines in 1785, he also served as professor of geology at the natural history museum in Paris from 1793 until his death. His keen interest in rocks, minerals and fossils led to a number of important discoveries, among which was confirmation that basalt was a volcanic product. The present work appeared in three parts between 1803 and 1809. The first volume features an introductory discussion of the current state of geology, before going on to consider the fossils of plants, shells, fish, cetaceans, crocodiles, and various mammalian quadrupeds. Of related interest in the history of geology, Minéralogie des volcans (1784) and the revised English edition of A Journey through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784 (1907) are two other works by Faujas which are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Des coquilles fossiles\u003cbr\u003e 2. Des coquilles fossiles avec leurs analogues\u003cbr\u003e 3. Des fistulanes, des tarets, et des siliquaires\u003cbr\u003e 4. Des poissons fossiles\u003cbr\u003e 5. Des cétacés fossiles\u003cbr\u003e 6. Des crocodiles fossiles\u003cbr\u003e 7. Des tortues fossiles\u003cbr\u003e 8. Des quadrupèdes fossiles\u003cbr\u003e 9. Des diverses espèces d'éléphants\u003cbr\u003e 10. Du mégalonix ou de l'animal inconnu du Paraguay\u003cbr\u003e 11. D'un animal inconnu de la famille des boeufs\u003cbr\u003e 12. Des hyppopotames\u003cbr\u003e 13. De quelques quadrupèdes sur lesquels les géologues n'ont pas encore des données suffisantes\u003cbr\u003e 14. Des végétaux fossiles\u003cbr\u003e 15. Des mines de charbon de terre\u003cbr\u003e Table des matières\u003cbr\u003e Ordre des planches\u003cbr\u003e Planches.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266169983256,"sku":"9781108070706","price":42.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070706i_9a08ef04-5da0-48ec-98b5-710f2a518afe.jpg?v=1696748840","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/essai-de-geologie-ou-memoires-pour-servir-a-lhistoire-naturelle-du-globe-paperback-9781108070706","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}